Still Life with Peacocks — History & Facts
In Rembrandt’s time, peacocks were eaten by the well-to-do: the meat was incorporated into meat pies, among other dishes. Immediately after being killed, the birds were hung to bleed out, as Rembrandt shows us in this storeroom. He was doubtless captivated by the plumage’s splendid marks, the riot of colours: blue, green and yellow ochre.
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The Night Watch Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Hundred Guilder Print: the figures leaning on the wall in the centre left
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Hundred Guilder Print: the central piece with Christ preaching, the plate arched
Rembrandt van Rijn
Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Mill
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, Known as ‘The Syndics’
Rembrandt van Rijn
The return of the prodigal son
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Hundred Guilder Print: the central piece with Christ preaching, the plate arched
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Hundred Guilder Print: the man seen on the back in the lower left corner
Rembrandt van Rijn
