Two Arabian Vultures, Theo van Hoytema, 1885 - 1917

Title(s)

Two Arabian Vultures

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-3017

Description

Twee monniksgieren (Vultur Monachus) zittend op rotsen.

Artist

• painter: Theo van Hoytema

Dating

1885 - 1917

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

• canvas
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

height 170 cm × width 112.2 cm × thickness 3.5 cm
depth 5.5 cm

What

• predatory birds: vulture
• predatory birds: cinereous vulture

Credit line

• Gift of M. van Hoytema-Hogervorst, Hilversum

Acquisition

gift Apr-1924

Copyright

Public domain

• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 291