FYT, Jan
(b. 1611, Antwerpen, d. 1661, Antwerpen)

Spaniels Stalking Rabbits in the Dunes

1658
Oil on canvas, 119 x 187 cm
Private collection

This painting is unusual in Jan Fyt's oeuvre in its monumental scale, and also in its lively depiction of the animals in their natural habitat, in contrast to Fyt's more conventional depiction of game already captured, or displayed as a trophy guarded by dogs.

The painting is signed and dated lower centre on a rock: Joannes.FYT/1658.