Archetypes and Studies: Death is the line that marks the end of all (Part II, plate 5)
Jacob HoefnagelWW-1592-158112
Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund
Catalogue
- Year
- 1592
- Medium
- engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 18.6 x 27.1 cm (7 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.); Platemark: 15.6 x 20.8 cm (6 1/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Jacob Hoefnagel
Artist
Jacob Hoefnagel
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Jacob Hoefnagel, was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman, art dealer, diplomat, merchant and politician. He was the son of the Flemish painter and miniaturist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601) who was a court painter to the dukes of Bavaria and Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. Jacob Hoefnagel himself became a court painter to Rudolf II and to the Swedish court. He is noted for his illustrations of natural history subjects as well as his portraits, topographical views, emblems and mythological works, which continue his father's style.
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- Year
- 1592
- Medium
- engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 18.6 x 27.1 cm (7 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.); Platemark: 15.6 x 20.8 cm (6 1/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1592-158112
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- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
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