An older man at left in red raises his hat toward a central table chaotically overflowing with dead game, fruits, and vegetables. The wings of dead birds and limbs of animals are splayed out at dramatic angles; a deer at center is suspended by his back legs. Live birds and a cat animate the scene.

Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market

Frans Snyders · 1614

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Ink
65% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.1:1

Sepia
18% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.1:1

Putty
10% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.2:1

Tan
4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.7:1

Brick
2% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.3:1

Oxblood
1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 12.5:1

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Artist: Frans Snyders
Date: 1614
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 212 × 308 cm (83 1/2 × 121 1/4 in.); Framed: 251.5 × 348 × 10.2 cm (99 × 137 × 4 in.)
Place: Flanders
Period: Baroque · 17th century
Themes: Still life · Birds
Main colour: Black · lightness 22, colourfulness 9

Art Institute of Chicago, Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-30); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market

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