A Rooster and Turkey Fighting
1680
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1680
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A Rooster and Turkey Fighting is a 1680 unspecified by Melchior d' Hondecoeter, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see two birds locked in a fight. A rooster and a turkey twist in mid-air, feathers flying. Their bright colors pop against the dark background. It’s set in a fancy garden with old stone columns. Hondecoeter loved painting birds. Back then, rich families paid big money for big bird paintings. This one was made to hang high above a fireplace in a grand Amsterdam home. If you like this, check out Melchior de Hondecoeter (Dutch, 1636–1695).
