Contemporaries called Melchior de Hondecuiter “Bird Raphael” for his passion for creating large-format paintings with “birdy yards.” Indeed, Hondekuter was one of the leading masters of the Dutch entertaining genre

Contemporaries called Melchior de Hondecuiter “Bird Raphael” for his passion for creating large-format paintings with “birdy yards.” Indeed, Hondekuter was one of the leading masters of the Dutch entertaining genre