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Plate 45: Lobster, Squilla Mantis, and Other Crustaceans

Joris Hoefnagel , 1594

Plate 45: Lobster, Squilla Mantis, and Other Crustaceans, by Joris Hoefnagel, gouache, 1594
Plate 45: Lobster, Squilla Mantis, and Other Crustaceans, by Joris Hoefnagel, gouache, 1594

Plate 45: Lobster, Squilla Mantis, and Other Crustaceans 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:Crustaceans in image numbered .1., .2., .3., .4., .5., .6., and .7., in red ink: center right in (gold?): XXXXV. Facing page: upper center in red/violet ink: Iustitia sicut montes Dei / Iuditia tua Abissus multa ps: 35. (“Justice is as the mountains of God; your judgments are a great depth.” Psalms 35:7) (Latin Vulgate Bible); lower center in black ink: Aspicis ut summa piscis levis innatat unda: / Cum grane nexa simul, retia mergat onus.

Artist & collection

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 45: Lobster, Squilla Mantis, and Other Crustaceans?

Plate 45: Lobster, Squilla Mantis, and Other Crustaceans was painted by Joris Hoefnagel in 1594.

Where can I see Plate 45: Lobster, Squilla Mantis, and Other Crustaceans?

Plate 45: Lobster, Squilla Mantis, and Other Crustaceans is held by National Gallery of Art.

What movement is Plate 45: Lobster, Squilla Mantis, and Other Crustaceans?

Plate 45: Lobster, Squilla Mantis, and Other Crustaceans is associated with Renaissance.

Can I buy a print of Plate 45: Lobster, Squilla Mantis, and Other Crustaceans?

Museum-quality prints of Plate 45: Lobster, Squilla Mantis, and Other Crustaceans are available made-to-order from Artifact World Gallery.