Still Life with Dead Birds
1624
oil
canvas
From the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
1624
oil
canvas
From the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
Still Life with Dead Birds is a 1624 oil by Christoffel van den Berghe, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at J. Paul Getty Museum.
This painting shows a table with a few dead birds on it. There are also some grapes and other fruits in a bowl, and a tall glass with a red liquid. The birds are arranged in a way that looks natural, like they just fell on the table. The colors are muted, with lots of browns and grays. The artist used chiaroscuro to make the birds stand out from the background.
Christoffel van den Berghe (he used the monogram CvB) (c. 1590, Antwerp – c. 1645, Middelburg) was a Flemish-born Dutch Golden Age painter of landscapes and flower still lifes.
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