Artwork
Dead roosters
Dead roosters is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Christoffel Puytlinck. It dates from 1671 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Technique & Style
Executed in 1671, this still life by Christoffel Puytlinck is an oil painting on canvas. The work measures 74.5 cm in height and 56 cm in width. As a representative example of the genre, the composition focuses on the depiction of dead roosters, utilizing the textural capabilities of oil paint to render the subject matter on a flexible fabric support.
History & Provenance
A later notable showing occurred in 1956 within the exhibition "Still Life Paintings from the Rijksmuseum," also held at the Rijksmuseum.
Christoffel Puytlinck’s Dead roosters is dated 1671 and is currently held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
The painting entered the museum’s collection in 1885 as part of the legacy of J. G. J. Knoop, whose bequest augmented the national holdings. No documented commission or earlier provenance beyond its creation year is recorded in available sources.
The painting is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, where it is inventoried as SK-C-1659.
It was first publicly exhibited at the Rijksmuseum in 1885 as part of the museum’s founding collection display. A later notable showing occurred in 1956 within the exhibition "Still Life Paintings from the Rijksmuseum," also held at the Rijksmuseum.
Overview
Dead roosters is a 1671 oil painting by Christoffel Puytlinck, a Dutch artist from Roermond. It is a still life work held in the Rijksmuseum's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts two dead roosters against a dark background, exemplifying the still life genre's focus on inanimate subjects, often game or fowl.
Context
Created during the Dutch Golden Age, Dead roosters reflects the period's interest in still life and the detailed representation of everyday subjects.
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Artist
Christoffel Puytlinck, (Roermond, 11 November 1640 – Roermond, c. 1679) was a painter from Roermond (present-day Netherlands). He painted still lifes, chiefly game pieces and live and dead fowl.
