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There is a dragonfly at the top center of the image and two large fruits towards the bottom left. The color palette consists of black, shades of gray, and beige. From the top left, there is a spider on its web, followed by foliage, flowers, other insects, and a dragonfly. Moving right, there is a blooming flower and a pea pod. Below, a beetle and a winged insect are near the large fruits. Further down, there is a cluster of grapes on the right, with a centipede under leafy greenery. Various smaller insects and vegetative elements are spread throughout the image.
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There is a dragonfly at the top center of the image and two large fruits towards the bottom left. The color palette consists of black, shades of gray, and beige. From the top left, there is a spider on its web, followed by foliage, flowers, other insects, and a dragonfly. Moving right, there is a blooming flower and a pea pod. Below, a beetle and a winged insect are near the large fruits. Further down, there is a cluster of grapes on the right, with a centipede under leafy greenery. Various smaller insects and vegetative elements are spread throughout the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 2, Plate 3]

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
1987.20.9.17
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, Plate 3]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224570. 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.