Rain of animals, fan leaf, 17th century
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Rain of animals, fan leaf, 17th century
Fan leaf on panel, painted with an allegory of the generous nature of the meat falls from the sky, ecus fall from the trees, people feast.
May be a reminder of a climatic event that occurred on February 26, 1676, in Franche-Comté when thousands of dead birds of all kinds were found, according to the Lettres de Besançon by Raphael Isaac David
(ref https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k131925j/f2.image.pagination.r=Relation+v%C3%A9ritable+du+combat.langFR )
Good condition (spots)
With frame and under glass
43,5 x 29,5 cm
Max with frame : 45 x 52,5 cm
