Image
Description
Maker
- Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton, ca. 1668-1754, Flemish
Title
Forest Still Life
Year
ca. 1735
Medium
Oil on copper
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.
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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