Zwei Jaguare
1639
on displayJacob Gerritsz. Cuyp1594 Dordrecht – 1652 Dordrecht
We have 1 artwork by Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp online.
We have 1784 paintings online.
We have 1784 paintings online.
Cuyp probably saw the jaguars in the menagerie of the governor in The Hague; since 1636 his cousin Johan Maurits of Nassau stayed in Brazil and sent Exotica to Holland.
Jacob's son Aelbert used the standing jaguar in several representations of 'Orpheus and the Animals'.
Also known as
Two Jaguars
Deux Jaguars
Medium
Oil on oak panel
Dimensions
image: 43.5 x 55 cm
Inventory number
2004/0025
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, Acquired in memory of Peter Alther with funds of his bequest, 2004