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The image shows various insects and plants arranged around a central beetle. The elements include a butterfly, flower, pomegranate, grasshopper, conch shell, cherries, and additional flowers. The color scheme is monochrome with shades of brownish-black and off-white.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 1, Plate 6]
Jacob Hoefnagel after Joris Hoefnagel
- Date
- published 1592
- Medium
- engraving on laid paper
- Dimensions
- page size: 24.1 × 32.5 cm (9 1/2 × 12 13/16 in.) plate: 15.5 × 20.8 cm (6 1/8 × 8 3/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1987.20.9.7
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald
- Time span
- 1551 to 1600
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 1, Plate 6]
Subjects and terms
- animal
- Flemish
- engraving
Provenance
Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald [1893-1988], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1987.
NGA object ID 224560. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.