Three Cats and Two Monkeys

c. 1597

Adriaen Collaert

Associated Names
Adriaen Collaert

Artist, Flemish, Flemish, 1560 - 1618

This image is a detailed line engraving depicting a landscape with various animals, including monkeys and wildcats, on undulating terrain. Human activities near a waterway are visible in the middle ground, leading to a village with houses and trees, and mountains in the background. The sky has patterned clouds, framed by detailed trees. The engraving uses a monochromatic palette of browns and sepia, with intricate line work defining the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.3 × 19.2 cm (4 13/16 × 7 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 12.8 × 19.6 cm (5 1/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.28.85

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1477, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York); purchased by the NGA, 1972.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Collaert Dynasty, Ann Diels and Marjolein Leesburg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 1477, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65564306

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