Falcon Hunting Scene In A Lively Landscape Seventeenth Century Dutch School

This hawk hunting scene testify to a noble activity par excellence because it requires not only means but also a certain skill; it is also an opportunity to assault elegance. The hunters represented correspond to this logic, since they control their birds themselves while being on horseback, in beautiful crew. Attention to detail in costumes, harnesses and physiognomies marks production in the Netherlands. The background evokes the atmospheric perspectives of Flemish paintings This art of the falcon hunting scene reached its peak in the 17th century. Falconry is marked both by the brilliance of its crews and by its technique. In 1616, the falconry of the King of France, for example, included 300 birds subdivided into specialized crews. Little by little, especially from the 18th century, falconry went out of fashion with the development of firearms. Beautiful oil on panel, very fresh with an old frame in dioré woodScene from