Fazanten

About this artwork

signatuur, linksonder: ‘A. Schouman’

Art Historical Context

Aert Schouman’s *Fazanten* captures a lively gathering of pheasants with remarkable naturalism. Painted in oil on canvas between 1730 and 1760, the large work (nearly one by one-and-a-half meters) invites viewers to study the birds’ iridescent plumage, alert postures, and the subtle play of light across their feathers. Schouman, a leading eighteenth-century Dutch specialist in avian subjects, signed the canvas in the lower left, affirming his authorship of this elegant scene. Working in the tradition of earlier masters such as Melchior d’Hondecoeter, Schouman combined precise observation with...

About the Artist

Aert Schouman · 1710–1792

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