This week, the week of Thanksgiving I have
devoted to paintings of turkeys.
While we may find it a delicious entrée for
a Thanksgiving feast the number of artists who have painted this …. Uh….. Colorful
bird are few.
Turkeys are native to the Americas so
seeing one in 1423 in Holland was not likely.
An ancient breed of turkey hangs in a larder in this 1566 century painting by Flemish master Joachim Beuckelaer.
The first turkey was introduced to England
in 1550 by Sir William Strickland of Boynton and when he was granted a Coat of
Arms it included “turkey-cock in his pride proper”.
Enjoy some Turkey!
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