Zilvermeeuw (Larus argentatus) (1596-1610)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt is the artist behind "Zilvermeeuw (Larus argentatus)", dated 1596-1610. About the period around 1596-1610: The sixteenth century includes the High Renaissance in Italy, the Mannerist generation that followed it, and the Northern Renaissance of artists such as Dürer, Holbein, and Bruegel. The Protestant Reformation changed how religious imagery was commissioned in northern Europe, while Venetian painters made rich colour and brushwork a central concern. It is listed in the Plants & Animals collection. The image is in landscape orientation. Plants & Animals in brief: Images of plants and animals are valued both for the care of their observation and for their decorative appeal. Naturalists and artists often worked together, especially on voyages and in published surveys of flora and fauna.

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Flemish, 1550–1632

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