Sheet with Toad and Adder, part 4 of folio 10 from Archetypa Studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii
Sheet with Toad and Adder, part 4 of folio 10 from Archetypa Studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii

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Sheet with Toad and Adder, part 4 of folio 10 from Archetypa Studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii,

1592

Jakob Hoefnagel, Flemish, 1573/75–1630
after Joris Hoefnagel, Flemish, 1542–1601
Published by Jakob Hoefnagel, Flemish, 1573/75–1630
2007-107

Information

Title
Sheet with Toad and Adder, part 4 of folio 10 from Archetypa Studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii
Dates

1592

Maker
Jakob Hoefnagel
after Joris Hoefnagel
Published by Jakob Hoefnagel
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 15.7 x 20.7 cm. (6 3/16 x 8 1/8 in.) sheet: 18.5 x 27.2 cm. (7 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
2007-107
Place Made

Europe, Germany, Frankfurt

Inscription
Five lines of Latin printed in plate, upper and lower centers: sapientia fructum / Producit vita, fert ipsa Scientia florem: / Prodest illa, sed haec ornat. / Anguibus exuiture tenui cum pelle vetustas, / Cur nos angusta conditione summus? Numbered in plate, lower left and right corners: .10. / 4
Reference Numbers
Hollstein 60
Culture
European, Flemish
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
studies (visual works), flowers, toads, insects, snakes

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