01291nam a2200217Ia 4500001001000000100003400010101000800044200003000052210000900082215003300091300063100124608001300755650001800768700006500786801000700851856005200858857009000910909001101000920004901011991001301060Π.838eng  a20140611d9999 m y0grey0103 ga  aeng1 aGameb[Painting]fUnknown  d1810  a119 x 173 cm [Oil on canvas]  aStill-lifes depicting game were another favourite genre throughout Europe. These were usually depicted in an interior, on a table, or outdoor as hunting trophies, which were often guarded by hunting dogs, as is the case in Game in the National Gallery. This skilful rendering of the still life and the dogs, accompanied nonetheless by a less careful treatment of the background, has been attributed to the French artist Francois Desportes (1661 - 1743). Yet, the detailed study of the canvas and the pigments, carried out in the National Gallery's Physicochemical Research Laboratory dated this work to the early 19th century.  aPainting  aOil on canvas 1aUnknownuhttps://www.nationalgallery.gr/en/artist/unknown-3/  a59  uhttps://www.nationalgallery.gr/en/artwork/game/  ahttps://www.nationalgallery.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/74474_2000_2000-500x351.jpg  aΠ.838  aDonated by the National Technical University  aPAINTING