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The image shows a detailed moth in the center, with two lilies on either side. The artwork is monochromatic with shades of brown and black on a light background. Below the moth is a round fruit similar to a peach with a dragonfly perched on it. At the bottom left, there is a spider near a beetle, and on the right side, several bugs are arranged, including a caterpillar and a snail on a pea pod. All elements are evenly spaced across the image, creating a balanced composition.
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The image shows a detailed moth in the center, with two lilies on either side. The artwork is monochromatic with shades of brown and black on a light background. Below the moth is a round fruit similar to a peach with a dragonfly perched on it. At the bottom left, there is a spider near a beetle, and on the right side, several bugs are arranged, including a caterpillar and a snail on a pea pod. All elements are evenly spaced across the image, creating a balanced composition.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 1, Plate 8]

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
1987.20.9.9
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 8]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224562. 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.