🍎 Still Life & Animals
The Floating Feather
Melchior d'Hondecoeter · 1680
Why it's great
A white swan, a duck and other birds react to a feather that floats down onto the water. Melchior d'Hondecoeter painted it in about 1680, and a floating feather is a sign of this painter's charming wit.
Where to see it
📍 RijksmuseumAmsterdam, Netherlands
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⬇ Hi-res download
4,000 × 4,397 px · 17.6 megapixels · prints up to about 13 × 15 inches at 300 dpi
File page & license ↗ · Open-access images at Rijksmuseum ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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Melchior d'Hondecoeter was a Dutch painter born in Utrecht in 1636. He specialized in painting birds, such as peacocks, roosters and ducks, in lively, feathery pictures. He died in Amsterdam in 1695.
