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Plate 32: A Green-Winged Teal, a Juvenile Green Woodpecker, and Two Other Birds

Joris Hoefnagel , 1594

Plate 32: A Green-Winged Teal, a Juvenile Green Woodpecker, and Two Other Birds, by Joris Hoefnagel, gouache, 1594
Plate 32: A Green-Winged Teal, a Juvenile Green Woodpecker, and Two Other Birds, by Joris Hoefnagel, gouache, 1594

Plate 32: A Green-Winged Teal, a Juvenile Green Woodpecker, and Two Other Birds is a gouache drawing by the Renaissance artist Joris Hoefnagel. It dates from 1594 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

Inscription
Inscribed:Upper center in (gold?): In cogitatione tua Regi ne detrahas, et In secreto cubile tui ne / maledixeris diviti, quia et AVES Coeli portabu[n]t voce[m] tuam.Ecc[es] 10. (“Detract not the king, no not in your thought; and speak not evil of the rich man in your private chamber: because even the birds of the air will carry your voice.” Ecclesiastes 10:20) (Latin Vulgate Bible); center right in (gold?) XXXII; birds in image numbered .1., .2., .3., and .4., in red ink Facing page: Upper center in black ink: Parua loquax Volucris divum te Voce saluto / Si me non Videris esse negabis avem. / co[n]venit magis Picis [not deciphered] 79.; lower center in red/violet ink: Magna est super COELOS misericordia tua; Et / usq[ue] ad nubes veritas tua.ps: 107. (“For your mercy is great above the heavens and your truth even unto the clouds.” Psalms 107:5) (Latin Vulgate Bible)

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Portrait of Joris Hoefnagel

Artist

Joris Hoefnagel

Joris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel (1542 – 24 July 1601) was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant.

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Who painted Plate 32: A Green-Winged Teal, a Juvenile Green Woodpecker, and Two Other Birds?

Plate 32: A Green-Winged Teal, a Juvenile Green Woodpecker, and Two Other Birds was painted by Joris Hoefnagel in 1594.

Where can I see Plate 32: A Green-Winged Teal, a Juvenile Green Woodpecker, and Two Other Birds?

Plate 32: A Green-Winged Teal, a Juvenile Green Woodpecker, and Two Other Birds is held by National Gallery of Art.

What movement is Plate 32: A Green-Winged Teal, a Juvenile Green Woodpecker, and Two Other Birds?

Plate 32: A Green-Winged Teal, a Juvenile Green Woodpecker, and Two Other Birds is associated with Renaissance.

Can I buy a print of Plate 32: A Green-Winged Teal, a Juvenile Green Woodpecker, and Two Other Birds?

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