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The image features a bird in the center, facing right. Above and to the left of the bird is a moth with wings spread open. Below the bird to the left is a detailed rendering of a walnut in its husk, with various plant elements like leaves and stems around. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of brown, detailed linework creating texture. The bird and moth are placed centrally, surrounded by floral elements and a walnut.
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The image features a bird in the center, facing right. Above and to the left of the bird is a moth with wings spread open. Below the bird to the left is a detailed rendering of a walnut in its husk, with various plant elements like leaves and stems around. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of brown, detailed linework creating texture. The bird and moth are placed centrally, surrounded by floral elements and a walnut.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 4, 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
1987.20.9.51
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 11]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224604. 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.