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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
- 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.