The image displays a large, intricate drawing of a blooming flower at the top center, surrounded by various insects and plant forms, such as a snail, a mantis, and other insects scattered around. The color palette is monochrome, with shades of black and white. The snail is placed towards the upper right side of the image, partially on a stem, while a large mantis is depicted beneath it closer to the foreground. A shell-like structure is located on the right side of the flower, with smaller insects distributed across the lower section, including worms, a fly, and a beetle. Floral elements are visible on the left and right edges, framing the composition.
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The image displays a large, intricate drawing of a blooming flower at the top center, surrounded by various insects and plant forms, such as a snail, a mantis, and other insects scattered around. The color palette is monochrome, with shades of black and white. The snail is placed towards the upper right side of the image, partially on a stem, while a large mantis is depicted beneath it closer to the foreground. A shell-like structure is located on the right side of the flower, with smaller insects distributed across the lower section, including worms, a fly, and a beetle. Floral elements are visible on the left and right edges, framing the composition.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 2, Plate 2]

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
1987.20.9.16
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 2, Plate 2]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224569. 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.