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Split carcass of a slaughtered ox hanging in a dim barn, with figures by a window and a dog on the wooden floor.

The Slaughtered Ox

A split carcass of a slaughtered ox hangs from a beam in a dim barn, its ribs and pale flesh lit from the left. Behind it, a man, a woman and several children stand near a window, while a dog sniffs the wooden floor in the foreground.

Artist
Abraham van den Hecken
Date
1635-1655
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3406 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1655.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: El buey sacrificado

Una res abierta en canal cuelga de una viga en un granero en penumbra, con las costillas y la carne pálida iluminadas desde la izquierda. Detrás, un hombre, una mujer y varios niños permanecen junto a una ventana, mientras un perro olfatea el suelo de madera en primer plano.

Português: O boi abatido

Uma carcaça de boi abatido, partida ao meio, pende de uma viga em um celeiro na penumbra, com as costelas e a carne pálida iluminadas pela esquerda. Ao fundo, um homem, uma mulher e várias crianças ficam perto de uma janela, enquanto um cão fareja o assoalho de madeira em primeiro plano.

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