The Menagerie | Melchior d'Hondecoeter | 1690 16th Century wearing an elegant black headdress

wearing an elegant black headdress and richly detailed clothing

fantastical landscape

dressed in sombre attire

creating a sense of quiet mystery and introspection

is a somber and evocative work

The Menagerie | Melchior d'Hondecoeter | 1690 16th Century wearing an elegant black headdressPresented here are two squirrel monkeys from Central America, two white sulphur crested cockatoos from Australia, a grey parrot from Africa and a purple naped lory on a chain at the lower left from Indonesia. Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch animalier painter, was born in Utrecht and died in Amsterdam. After the start of his career, he painted virtually exclusively bird subjects, usually exotic or game, in park like landscapes. Print: A premium quality