/internal/media/dispatcher/59806/fullFour Vultures of Different KindsEhemalige Supraporte des Paradeschlafzimmers im ersten Obergeschoss des Oberen Belvedere1723[Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton]Philipp Ferdinand de HamiltonOil on canvasArranged as if it were an elegant group portrait, Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton has depicted four vultures. From left to right we see a cinereous vulture, a young griffon vulture, a king vulture, and an adult griffon vulture. In Prince Eugene’s day, this painting hung above the door of his bedroom in the Upper Belvedere, a testimony to his interest in natural science. Such birds and animals from distant climes could also be found in his menagerie in the palace grounds, the second largest zoo in the whole of Europe in its day. Originally from Brussels, de Hamilton specialized in depictions of animals and was an imperial court painter from 1705. Paintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/3002/rdf