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Plate 39: Eight Spiders

Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

The image contains a group of spiders and a mite, with the largest spider in the center. The color scheme includes browns, blacks, and neutrals, with small touches of red, yellow, and purple on some spiders. Surrounding the spiders is a gold oval line. Beside the oval is the Roman numeral XXXIX. Smaller spiders are dispersed around the central spider, each differing in size and color, with a red mite in the bottom right area within the oval.

Artwork Details

Date
c.1575/1590s
Medium
watercolor and gold paint on parchment
Dimensions
5018 × 4020 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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