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Dead Cock
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Dutch artist Gabriel Metsu painted this still life of a dead rooster, displaying the bird's colorful plumage with fine detail. Game still lifes were popular in Dutch Golden Age painting.
Metsu was known for both genre scenes and still lifes. This work is at the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
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About Dead Cock
You can see it at Museo del Prado, Madrid in Madrid, Spain. Gabriel Metsu created it. Gabriel Metsu painted this still life of a dead rooster, displaying the bird's colorful plumage with fine detail.
Gabriel Metsu, a Dutch Golden Age painter You can see it at Museo del Prado, Madrid. Gabriel Metsu painted this still life of a dead rooster, displaying the bird's colorful plumage with fine detail.
A game still life depicts dead animals and hunting trophies. Metsu and other Dutch Golden Age painters rendered these subjects with impressive textural realism, celebrating abundance and hunting culture.
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