Artwork
Bärenjagd
Bärenjagd is an unspecified painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Paul de Vos. It dates from 1637 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Bärenjagd depicts a bear hunt, a scene in which dogs pursue and attack a bear. The work belongs to the genre of animal art, with the imagery centered on the confrontation between hounds and their quarry. Such hunting imagery, common in 17th-century Flemish painting, dramatized the violence of the chase and the courage of the hunting dogs as they brought down a powerful adversary.
Technique & Style
Bärenjagd is a painting by Paul de Vos, classified as a work of animal art depicting a dog, a bear, and a hunting scene.
Bärenjagd is a painting by Paul de Vos, classified as a work of animal art depicting a dog, a bear, and a hunting scene. The work takes the form of a large-scale picture, measuring 213.5 cm in height by 348.5 cm in width, a horizontal format suited to its dynamic hunting subject. It belongs to the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is held at the Alte Pinakothek. The sources do not specify the medium, support, handling, condition, or particular stylistic qualities of the work.
History & Provenance
Bärenjagd is a 1637 oil painting by Paul de Vos depicting a bear hunt with a dog, part of the animal art genre. It entered the Bavarian State Painting Collections and has been housed in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich since its acquisition.
The work measures 213.5 cm by 348.5 cm and was created in 1637, reflecting the hunting scene genre popular in 17th-century Flemish art.
Bärenjagd, painted by Paul de Vos in 1637, belongs to the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is held at the Alte Pinakothek. The canvas measures 213.5 cm in height by 348.5 cm in width. No exhibition history or accession number is documented in the available sources.
Overview
Created in 1637, Bärenjagd is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque specialist Paul de Vos. The work shows a violent encounter between a bear and a pack of hunting dogs set within a sparse landscape. It is part of the permanent collection of Munich’s Alte Pinakothek, where it is displayed among other 17th‑century Flemish works.
Artist & collection
Artist
Paul de Vos (1591/92, or 1595 in Hulst – 30 June 1678 in Antwerp) was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in mainly in compositions of animals, hunting scenes and still lifes.
