Een hond en een kat bij een half geslachte ree
Jan Baptist Weenix
1645 - 1660
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
12; 46; 180; 162
About this artwork
buitenmaat: diepte 12 cm (drager incl. SK-L-2595)
Art Historical Context
Step into the Rijksmuseum and encounter *Een hond en een kat bij half geslachte ree (A Dog and a Beside a Half-Butchered Deer), a masterful oil on canvas by Jan Baptist Weenix, painted 1645 and 1660. This monumental work, measuring 180 cm high by 162 cm wide, captures poignant still-life scene: a loyal dog and curious cat stand sentinel over a freshly hunted roe deer, its fur partially skinned to reveal raw flesh. Weenix, a leading Dutch Golden Age painter, specialized in such evocative "game pieces," blending hyper-realistic detail with subtle narrative tension. In the prosperous Dutch Repub...