About ‘The hunter's booty, Gabriel Metsu’
The hunter's booty, Gabriel Metsu, c. 1658 - c. 1661 oil on canvas, h 51cm × w 48cm The young woman sitting virtuously sewing is offered a bird by a hunter. Does he seduce her? 'Birding' stood for making love in the 17th century. The figurine of the love god Cupid on the cupboard also points to it. These kinds of hunter scenes were - mainly because of their ambiguity - a popular subject in painting.
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