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Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 4, Plate 3]

Jacob Hoefnagel after Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a central large fruit with flowers and foliage branching from it. Surrounding objects include a frog, a fly, a moth, cherries, a ribbon, and a circular item. The monochromatic etching features shades of brown and black. A flower with broad petals is on the left, a moth near the top right, a frog at the bottom, and an insect resembling a bee to the right. Handwritten text is along the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
published 1592
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
7046 × 5341 px
Public Domain
Yes
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