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The Bird Market
Public Domain

Unknown, Northern European, Hans Bol, and others

The Bird Market

1581

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The Bird Market

1581

Physical Qualities Engraving, Sheet: 84 × 217 mm. (3 5/16 × 8 9/16 in.) Plate: 81 × 213 mm. (3 3/16 × 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.1869
The engraving for September depicts apple harvesting; October shows winemaking. At left, three rectangular works from a series of forty-eight engravings illustrate various market scenes with fish and fowl for sale. Depictions of visual abundance and daily life, including market and harvest scenes, became popular subject matter in European art of the 16th and 17th centuries. Collectors preferred these visual representations of abundance and prosperity because they offered highly detailed depictions of everyday life. In this gallery, a painting by Louise Moillon offers a view of a French market stall.
BMA, Jacobs Gallery 5 rotation, October 25, 2022 - June 11, 2023.

Markings: CM: Claghorn; Garrett

Artist

Unknown, Northern European

2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00

Artist

Hans Bol

1533–1592

Flemish, 1534 - 1593
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Publisher

Philips Galle

1536–1611

Flemish, 1537-1612
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