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The image shows a butterfly, a snail, and a large flower with a central disk. The color palette is black and white with shading for depth and texture. The butterfly is slightly left of center, wings spread. The snail is on the right, its shell facing forward. Flowers are on the edges and insects are scattered around. Latin text is at the top and bottom.
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The image shows a butterfly, a snail, and a large flower with a central disk. The color palette is black and white with shading for depth and texture. The butterfly is slightly left of center, wings spread. The snail is on the right, its shell facing forward. Flowers are on the edges and insects are scattered around. Latin text is at the top and bottom.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 3, 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
1987.20.9.38
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 3, Plate 11]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224591. 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.