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The objects in the image are an apple, a frog, and a snail. The color palette is monochromatic, featuring intricate lines and shading in shades of gray. The apple is in the lower left corner, the frog is positioned slightly above the center right, and the snail is near the bottom center. Other elements in the scene include a butterfly near the top right, a moth in the upper center, and a dragonfly near the center right. Various plants, insects, and small creatures are also depicted.
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The objects in the image are an apple, a frog, and a snail. The color palette is monochromatic, featuring intricate lines and shading in shades of gray. The apple is in the lower left corner, the frog is positioned slightly above the center right, and the snail is near the bottom center. Other elements in the scene include a butterfly near the top right, a moth in the upper center, and a dragonfly near the center right. Various plants, insects, and small creatures are also depicted.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 1, Plate 7]

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
Print
Accession number
1987.20.9.8
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Series
Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 1, Plate 7]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald [1893-1988], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1987.

NGA object ID 224561. 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.