Artwork
Rooster, Hen and Pigeons
Rooster, Hen and Pigeons is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Jacomo Victors. It dates from 1672 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The title and visual content align strictly with the representation of these specific domestic and wild birds.
Painted in 1672 by Jacomo Victors, this oil on canvas work is classified as animal art. The composition explicitly depicts a rooster, a hen, and pigeons interacting within the frame. As a piece of seventeenth-century Dutch genre painting focused on fauna, the work represents a direct observation of poultry and birds rather than an illustrated narrative with documented allegorical meanings in the available records. The title and visual content align strictly with the representation of these specific domestic and wild birds.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for 17th-century European easel painting. Victors' handling of the animal forms emphasizes naturalistic detail and a muted palette, allowing the barnyard subjects to occupy the pictorial space with modest compositional balance. The brushwork remains restrained, preserving the surface integrity of the paint layer without visible impasto or overt textural variation.
Such formal qualities contribute to the painting's classification within the animal art genre and its placement in the Alte Pinakothek's collection.
History & Provenance
The painting Rooster, Hen and Pigeons was created in 1672 by the artist Jacomo Victors. Executed in oil paint on canvas, the work measures 95 cm in height and 77.8 cm in width. The piece is currently held within the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, where it is housed at the Alte Pinakothek.
No specific details regarding earlier ownership chains, commissioning patrons, or the circumstances of its creation beyond the date and artist are provided in the available records.
The painting is held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is located in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich. It is inventoried as Rooster, Hen and Pigeons with accession details recorded in the collection’s records. The work was included in the holdings of the Alte Pinakothek by the time of its documented presence in the state collections, where it remains as of the date recorded in the collection’s records.
Overview
Jacomo Victors’ oil painting Rooster, Hen and Pigeons, executed in 1672, is part of the collection of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. The work presents three domestic birds, a rooster, a hen and two pigeons, arranged against a dimly lit interior that suggests a barn or stable setting.
Context
The painting aligns with a broader seventeenth‑century interest in genre scenes that celebrate rural subjects and domestic animals. By focusing on ordinary birds rather than mythological or religious themes, Victors participates in a trend toward naturalistic observation that was prevalent among Northern European painters of the period.
Artist & collection
En hane sidder på en kurv fyldt med korn i stald, bag ved blå himmel
En hane sidder på en kurv fyldt med korn i stald, bag ved blå himmel
The King of the Poultry Yard
Parabola cocoșului
Mellem høns, haner og kyllinger, ses et par påfugle
Mellem høns, haner og kyllinger, ses et par påfugle
Geflügelstück
Hahn und Henne (?)
Farmyard Fowls