The poultry yard 1680

Melchior d'Hondecoeter's "The Poultry Yard" from 1680, depicts a group of fowl in a naturalistic setting. D'Hondecoeter, a renowned Dutch painter of animal life, specialized in meticulously rendered scenes of birds and other creatures. This piece, characteristic of his style, showcases a peacock, chickens, a dove, and other birds, all rendered with great detail and lifelike accuracy. The painting's subject matter speaks to the Dutch fascination with natural history and the beauty of the everyday, a theme common in 17th-century Dutch art.