Still Life with Woodpecker and Snipes
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
37.5; 47; 6
About this artwork
depth 6 cm
Art Historical Context
Cornelis Lelienbergh's *Still Life with Woodpe and Snipes* (5) is a captivating example of Dutch Golden Age still life painting rendered in oil on a compact panel measuring 47 cm high by 37.5 cm wide, with a depth of cm. Housed in the Rijksmuseum, this intimate work showcases Lelienbergh's specialty in avian subjects, depicting a woodpecker and sn—likely freshly hunted game—arranged with meticulous realism against a neutral background. Painted during the height of the 17th-century Dutch Republic's artistic flourishing, the piece reflects the era's fascination with *nature morte* (dead nature...
About the Artist
Cornelis Lelienbergh · 1626–1676
Cornelis Lelienbergh, a prominent still-life painter of the Dutch Golden Age, was born around 1626 in The Hague, where he spent much of his career. Little is known of his early training, but by age 20, in 1646, he gained admission to the city's Guild of Saint Luke, paying the non-resident fee, which suggests he may have apprenticed elsewhere before establishing himself locally. In 1649, he married...