Joris Hoefnagel, Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects

Joris Hoefnagel

Flemish · 1542–1600 · Painter, Printmaker

Joris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant. He is noted for his illustrations of natural history subjects,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Joris Hoefnagel, Prospect of Prague and Prague Castle, 1580, copper engraving, paperProspect of Prague and Prague CastleArthouse Hejtmánek · CZK 14,000≈ $664≈ £496≈ €573Sign up to see
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Joris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant. He is noted for his illustrations of natural history subjects, topographical views, illuminations and mythological works. He was one of the last manuscript illuminators and made a major contribution to the development of topographical drawing.

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Born 1542, AntwerpDied 1600, ViennaOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q1388840 ↗ULAN 500024336 ↗Museum works 23

Also known as Georg Daniel Hoefnagel, Georg Hoeffnagel, Georg Hoefnagel, Georg Hofnagel, Georg Houfnagel, Georg Houfnaglius, Georg Hueffnagel, Georg Huffnagel and 5 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Joris Hoefnagel, Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects
Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects1589 · Watercolor, gouache, and shell gold on vellum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price, Jean A. B…
Joris Hoefnagel, Insects and the Head of a Wind God
Insects and the Head of a Wind Godca. 1590–1600 · Pen and brown ink, colored washes, gold paint
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Darwin S. Morse, 1963 — Open Acc…
Joris Hoefnagel, View of Antwerp from Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum
View of Antwerp from Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum1572–94 · Hand-colored etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Giles Whiting, 1961 — Open Acces…
Joris Hoefnagel, Forum Vulcani: The Hot Springs at Pozzuoli
Forum Vulcani: The Hot Springs at Pozzuoli1578 · pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Joris Hoefnagel, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis)
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis)c. 1575/1590s · bound volume of 78 drawings (incl.title page) in watercolor and gold paint on parchment, alternating with pages of ink inscriptions on paper; 2 plates (III, IV) with gold border only (80 total decorated pages)
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald — Open…
Joris Hoefnagel, Title Page
Title Pagec.1575/1590s · watercolor and gold paint on parchment
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald — Open…
Joris Hoefnagel, Plate 9: Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Clouded Yellow, and Bath White Butterflies
Plate 9: Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Clouded Yellow, and Bath White Butterfliesc.1575/1590s · watercolor, lepidochromy, and gold paint on parchment
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald — Open…
Joris Hoefnagel, Plate 10: Brown Hairstreak, Silver-Washed Fritillary, and Clouded Yellow Butterflies on a Four-o'-Clock Flower
Plate 10: Brown Hairstreak, Silver-Washed Fritillary, and Clouded Yellow Butterflies on a Four-o'-Clock Flowerc.1575/1590s · watercolor, lepidochromy, and gold paint on parchment
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald — Open…
Joris Hoefnagel, Plate 11: Small Tortoiseshell and Red Admiral Butterflies with a Mole Cricket
Plate 11: Small Tortoiseshell and Red Admiral Butterflies with a Mole Cricketc.1575/1590s · watercolor and gold paint on parchment
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald — Open…
Joris Hoefnagel, Two Mice
Two Mice1594
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Joris Hoefnagel, Wit paard
Wit paard1552 - 1601
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Joris Hoefnagel, Gesloten poort tot het kasteel (Alhambra) te Granada
Gesloten poort tot het kasteel (Alhambra) te Granada1561 - 1601
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Joris Hoefnagel, Gezicht op Palermo met de Molo Nuovo
Gezicht op Palermo met de Molo Nuovo1595 - 1601
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Joris Hoefnagel, Still Life with a Vase of Flowers and Two Birds
Still Life with a Vase of Flowers and Two Birds
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum
Joris Hoefnagel, Allegory on the Friendship between the Artist and Johannes Radermacher
Allegory on the Friendship between the Artist and Johannes Radermacher1589
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Joris Hoefnagel, Forum Vulcani: The Hot Springs at Pozzuoli
Forum Vulcani: The Hot Springs at Pozzuoli1577
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Joris Hoefnagel, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Joris Hoefnagel, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis):  Title Page
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Title Page1575
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Joris Hoefnagel, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Joris Hoefnagel, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis):  Plate IX
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate IX1575
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Joris Hoefnagel, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Joris Hoefnagel, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis):  Plate X
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate X1575
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Joris Hoefnagel, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Joris Hoefnagel, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis):  Plate XI
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate XI1575
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Joris Hoefnagel, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Joris Hoefnagel, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis):  Plate XII
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate XII1575
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Joris Hoefnagel, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Joris Hoefnagel, Archetypes and Studies: Death is the line that marks the end of all (Part II, plate 5)
Archetypes and Studies: Death is the line that marks the end of all (Part II, plate 5)1592 · engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Joris Hoefnagel, Archetypes and Studies: What can emerge in keeping with such a cavernous promise? (Part IV, plate 2)
Archetypes and Studies: What can emerge in keeping with such a cavernous promise? (Part IV, plate 2)1592 · engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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