Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier), by Joris Hoefnagel, c. 1575/1590s
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Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier)

Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish, 1542 - 1600)

c. 1575/1590s

Medium
1 vol: ill: 70 drawings (incl.title page) in watercolor and gold paint on parchment, alternating with pages of inscriptions in ink on laid paper; 2 plates (LXX and LXXI) with gold border only
Classification
Volume
Dimensions
page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Culture
Flemish
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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