Melchior d'Hondecoeter

(1636–1695) holländsk konstnär

Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636–1695) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Melchior d'Hondecoeter belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Melchior d'Hondecoeter was born in Utrecht and died in Amsterdam. Melchior d'Hondecoeter worked in Utrecht, The Hague, and Amsterdam.

The best-known works include ‘The Floating Feather’, ‘Geese and Ducks’, and ‘Chickens and Ducks’. The works belong mainly to the genre animal art. The catalogue has 141 works by Melchior d'Hondecoeter with free images. The dated works span the years 1629–1700. Works by Melchior d'Hondecoeter are held by several collections, among them National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties, National Museum Cardiff, and Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Adriaen Backer, Pietro Santi Bartoli, Sebastiano Bombelli, Heyman Dullaert, and Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer.

• The Baroque
• The Floating Feather