Hunt Still Life with a Velvet Bag on a Marble Ledge
1665
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1665
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Dominant colour
Hunt Still Life with a Velvet Bag on a Marble Ledge is a 1665 oil by Willem van Aelst, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
This painting shows a still life of a hunt. A blue velvet bag with gold trim sits on a marble ledge, filled with dead birds and a gun. The bag has a brown leather strap with a silver buckle. There are also some feathers and a red pom-pom on the bag. The background is dark, which makes the objects stand out. The painting is very detailed, with realistic textures and colors. The artist used chiaroscuro to create a sense of depth and contrast. If you like this painting, you might also want to check out the work of Willem van Aelst.
Willem van Aelst (16 May 1627 – buried 22 May 1683) was a Dutch Golden Age artist who specialized in still-life painting with flowers or game.
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