The largest objects in the image are a lizard in the upper center and an apple-like fruit with a butterfly perched on it, positioned to the left. The color palette is monochrome, comprised of black and white, resembling a classic ink illustration. The lizard is situated slightly to the right of center, with its head pointing towards the right, while the apple-like fruit with the butterfly is located towards the lower left. Below the lizard, there is a large leaf with a cucumber-like object, and to the right, next to the leaves, are various seed pods and flowers. Other insects, including a dragonfly, bee, spider, and beetle, are dispersed throughout the image.
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The largest objects in the image are a lizard in the upper center and an apple-like fruit with a butterfly perched on it, positioned to the left. The color palette is monochrome, comprised of black and white, resembling a classic ink illustration. The lizard is situated slightly to the right of center, with its head pointing towards the right, while the apple-like fruit with the butterfly is located towards the lower left. Below the lizard, there is a large leaf with a cucumber-like object, and to the right, next to the leaves, are various seed pods and flowers. Other insects, including a dragonfly, bee, spider, and beetle, are dispersed throughout the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 1, Plate 11]

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
1987.20.9.12
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 11]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224565. 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.