Why it matters
Three hunters in oriental costume on Arabian horses attack a hippopotamus and a crocodile on the banks of the Nile. It was one of four hunts painted for Schleißheim Palace.
Did you know?
- It was commissioned in 1615.
- The series was looted during the Napoleonic Wars.
- Only this painting returned to Munich.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt (CC BY-SA 4.0).
