Punishment of a Hunter in Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia - Encircle Photos

Punishment of a Hunter in Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Equally exciting is discovering the unexpected at the State Hermitage Museum. This painting is titled “Punishment of a Hunter.” Most of the 14 panels portray hunters and their dogs in viscous pursuit of wild game. In the center is judgement day. The bear pushes the bound hunter towards a tribunal. Below it, the animals cheer as the dogs are sentenced to hang. This amusing artwork by Dutch painter Paulus Potter was created in 1647.

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