Trompe-l'Oeil Still-Life
by LEEMANS, Johannes, Oil on canvas, 93 x 108 cm
This painting shows a trompe-l’oeil still-life of hunting equipment and a caged bird hanging from a wall.
The brothers Johannes and Anthonie Leemans specialised in painting trompe-l’oeil hunting still-lifes usually featuring, as here, a game bag, a horn, whistles on ribbons and a caged bird displayed in a perfectly symmetrical composition against a plain background.
The painting is signed and dated on the underside of the bird cage: J. Leemans: F. / 1669.