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He was a painter of 'still life, and was especially famous for his dead hares, 'which in form and colour, down to the rendering of every hair, are marvels of execution. He painted sometimes, though rarely, a living dog in his pieces. A fine Weenix sometimes painted flower pieces. Pater Segers, so called because he was a Father in a Jesuit convent, which he entered at twenty-four years of age.
Pater Segers' flowers are finely drawn and tastefully arranged. The red of his roses has remained unchanged by years, while the roses of other painters have become violet or faded altogether. He had endless royal commissions. There are six of his pictures of much merit in the Dresden Gallery.
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