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The image displays two vases with floral arrangements on either side of a central design, featuring the upper part of a human figure. The color palette consists of shades of grey and black, typical of engravings. On the left is a vase labeled "HOMO" with a floral arrangement and a squirrel, while the right vase labeled "BVLLA" has another floral display with an owl. Above, a decorative network of birds, a bat, and serpentine elements encircle the central figure, with inscriptions in Latin framing the composition.
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The image displays two vases with floral arrangements on either side of a central design, featuring the upper part of a human figure. The color palette consists of shades of grey and black, typical of engravings. On the left is a vase labeled "HOMO" with a floral arrangement and a squirrel, while the right vase labeled "BVLLA" has another floral display with an owl. Above, a decorative network of birds, a bat, and serpentine elements encircle the central figure, with inscriptions in Latin framing the composition.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 4, Titlepage]

Jacob Hoefnagel, after Joris Hoefnagel

Date
1592
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 15.5 × 20.5 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/16 in.) sheet: 18.6 × 27.2 cm (7 5/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2023.45.3
Credit line
Gift of Ellen von Seggern Richter and Jan Paul Richter
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record
Provenance

(Carolyn Bullard, Dallas); purchased 2006 by Ellen von Seggern Richter and Jan Paul Richter; gift to the NGA, 2023.

Watermarks

eagle with wings spread

NGA object ID 226454. 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.