Based on a popular composition by jan brueghel the elder, this painting features more than 100 exotic birds and animals. The garden of eden provided an appropriate setting for artists to show a variety of animals not normally found together—for example, the south american humboldt penguin next to the european mute swans. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: between circa 1655 and circa 1661. Dimensions: height: 57.7 cm (22.7 in); width: 88.2 cm (34.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Toledo Museum of Art. Izaak van Oosten - The Garden of Eden
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