Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 4, Titlepage]

1592

Jacob Hoefnagel, after Joris Hoefnagel

Associated Names
Jacob Hoefnagel

Artist, Flemish, 1573 - 1632/1633

Joris Hoefnagel

Artist After, Flemish, 1542 - 1600

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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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ellen von Seggern Richter and Jan Paul Richter

  • 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.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.45.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 17-64

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Watermarks

eagle with wings spread

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