This painting belongs to a distinctive category of works that combine hunting still lifes with landscape. The scenery here, with its steep cliffs bathed in the golden light of the setting sun, strongly recalls the Italianate landscapes of Jan Both.
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Title: Dead game birds in a landscape
Creator: Michiel Simons
Creator Lifespan: 1648 - 1673
Creator Nationality: Dutch
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Utrecht
Creator Birth Place: Antwerp
Date: 1650 - 1650
Signed: Signed and dated at lower left: M Simons f 1650