| Maker(s): | Hoefnagel, Jacob; Hoefnagel, Joris, after
| | Culture: | Flemish (1575-ca.1630); Flemish (1542-1601)
| | Title: | Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii
| | Date Made: | 1592
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Engraving
| | Place Made: | Europe
| | Measurements: | Mat: 14 1/4 in x 19 1/4 in; 36.2 cm x 48.9 cm; Sheet: 10 1/16 in x 13 3/8 in; 25.6 cm x 34 cm; Plate: 6 1/16 in x 8 1/16 in; 15.4 cm x 20.5 cm; Image: 5 13/16 in x 8 in; 14.8 cm x 20.3 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. ctr. (engraved, within image): prasentemque Deum qualibet herba refert.; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. ctr. (engraved, within image): Serpente Ciconia pullos / Nutrit, et inuenta per deuia rura Lacerta / Jui eadern semptis, quarunt animalia pennis_; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. l. (engraved, within plate): .5.; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. r. (engraved, within plate): [ill.]
| | Accession Number: | MH 2012.34.6
| | Credit Line: | Purchase with the John Martyn Warbeke Art Fund
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Flowers, vegetables, fruits and insects are scattered throughout the image with two texts along the top and bottom edges. Among the items: a large rose and a bud (upp. l.), a fly (upp. ctr.), a lizard (ctr.), a peach (lwr. l.), a carrot (lwr. ctr.), etc.
Label Text:
Joris Hoefnagel’s prints, drawings, and watercolors of carefully composed flora and fauna played an important role in the development of still-life painting in northern Europe. In 1592, Hoefnagel’s son and fellow artist, Jacob, published a series of 52 engravings entitled Archetypa studiaque after his father’s sketches of plants, insects, reptiles, and other small creatures. Collectively, the prints provided a sourcebook for artists working in an emerging genre—one which transformed the private market for paintings in the 17th century.
-Hannah Blunt, Associate Curator, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum (Sept. 2016)
Tags:
plants; flowers; animals; birds; food Link to share this object record:
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