A Partridge and Small Game Birds, 1650s
Jan Fyt (Flemish, 16111661)
Oil on canvas; 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (46.4 x 36.2 cm)
Purchase, 1871 (71.45)
Jan Fyt (Flemish, 16111661)
Oil on canvas; 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (46.4 x 36.2 cm)
Purchase, 1871 (71.45)
In this mature work, probably of the 1650s, the quiet composition and subtle description of textures recall Dutch still lifes more than examples by Fyt's teacher, Frans Snyders.

















