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Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton

Forest Still Life, ca. 1735

Description

Maker

  • Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton, ca. 1668-1754, Flemish

Title

Forest Still Life

Year

ca. 1735

Medium

Oil on copper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil

Supports

  • copper

Dimensions

36.5 x 26.4 cm (14 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches)

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Gift of Drs. Arnold-Peter C. and Yvonne S. Weiss

Object Number

2003.140

About

Human presence is completely absent in this scene of forest life, where an unfolding drama between predator and prey is revealed by a skillful combination of precise draftsmanship and acute scientific observation. Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton’s use of oil paint on copper gives special luster to his pigments, a quality that made the copper support a favorite with specialist nature painters. De Hamilton also used his thumbprint to create the moss on the trunk of the tree.

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Natural World, the Body, and the Divine

February 3 - April 16, 2006

Use

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