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Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 1, Title Page]

Jacob Hoefnagel

1592

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance

Dominant colour

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 1, Title Page] is a 1592 ink by Jacob Hoefnagel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jacob Hoefnagel
When & what style?: 1592 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This picture is a black-and-white engraving. Two big snakes twist around a fancy clock-like circle with letters and symbols. They’re climbing a tree with leaves, flowers, and tiny birds. At the bottom, there’s a box of text in Latin, plus the words "Pars Prima" on the sides. The snakes look like they’re holding up the whole scene. The clock thing has the word *GLORIA* on it, and the text below names a man called Georgii Hoefnagelii. Want to know more? Try looking up engraving.

About the artist

Artist

Jacob Hoefnagel

Jacob Hoefnagel (also 'Jacobus', 'Jakob' or 'Jakub") (1573 in Antwerp – c.1632 in Hamburg), was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman, art dealer, diplomat, merchant and politician.

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