Title: Das grosse Kasseler Tierbild
Description: The son of artist Johann Heinrich Roos (1631-1685) painted this remarkable Baroque piece of a variety of wild and domestic animals, the largest oil painting of his time featuring animals. It shows the menagerie of Karl, Landgraf zu Hessen-Kassel (1744-1836). The painting is an attraction in the Old Masters Picture Gallery in Castle Wilhelmshöhe.
Subjects: Animals in art, Birds in art, Zoos, Elephants in art, Lion in art, Schloss Wilhelmshöhe (Museum), Pictorial works, Lions in art
Places: Kassel, Germany
People: Johann Melchior Roos (1663-1731)