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The image displays a large ornate vase filled with an arrangement of flowers and foliage at the center. Perched on each side of the vase are birds. The left side features an assortment of fruits and vegetables like grapes and a melon, while the right side mirrors this with apples and pears. The color palette is monochrome using shades of sepia and brown. A fish and a rabbit hang from the top corners, tapering down towards the central vase.
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The image displays a large ornate vase filled with an arrangement of flowers and foliage at the center. Perched on each side of the vase are birds. The left side features an assortment of fruits and vegetables like grapes and a melon, while the right side mirrors this with apples and pears. The color palette is monochrome using shades of sepia and brown. A fish and a rabbit hang from the top corners, tapering down towards the central vase.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 2, Title Page]

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
1987.20.9.14
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 2, Title Page]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224567. 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.