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The image features several large objects: a pear at the lower left, a striped snail at the bottom right, and an oversized flower in the center. The color palette is black and white, typical for an engraving, creating a high-contrast effect. Insects, such as a beetle on the pear and another on the flower, are prominent. Delicate flowers extend from the left and right edges. Latin text borders the image at the top and bottom.
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The image features several large objects: a pear at the lower left, a striped snail at the bottom right, and an oversized flower in the center. The color palette is black and white, typical for an engraving, creating a high-contrast effect. Insects, such as a beetle on the pear and another on the flower, are prominent. Delicate flowers extend from the left and right edges. Latin text borders the image at the top and bottom.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 4, Plate 9]

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
1987.20.9.49
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 4, Plate 9]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224602. 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.