Still Life with Trophies of the Hunt, Pierre Dupuis (17th century)

Still Life with Trophies of the Hunt, Pierre Dupuis (17th century) Pierre Dupuis’s Still Life with Trophies of the Hunt captures the opulence and precision that defined the finest French still lifes of the 17th century. A master of arrangement, Dupuis stages game, fowl, and hunting spoils with meticulous realism, their textures rendered in rich, earthy tones that reflect his Northern European influences. The scene is both a celebration of abundance and a quiet meditation on mortality, echoing the moral undertones often found in Protestant-inspired art of the period. Dupuis, celebrated in his own time, drew inspiration from fellow still-life painters such as Jacques Linard and Louise Moillon, blending their delicate balance of form and light with his own sense of drama. In Still Life with Trophies of the Hunt, he elevates a display of sporting triumph into a timeless work of elegance and contemplation.   Cotton and polyester canvas on Radiata pine wood frame sourced from renewable fores