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Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 3, Title Page]

Jacob Hoefnagel after Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a moth with spread wings, surrounded by various plants and insects such as a spider, beetle, and butterfly. The color scheme is grayscale with shading for depth. The composition includes the moth in the center, a spider on the left, a flower on the right, a beetle at the bottom, and a fly near the moth's wing. Latin inscriptions are above the moth, and a large flower is at the bottom right.

Artwork Details

Date
published 1592
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
6977 × 5294 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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