DescriptionJoris Hoefnagel - Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis)- Plate II.jpg
English: Joris Hoefnagel, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis)- Plate II, watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum, page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cmNational Gallery of Art Washington
From the series called Animalia rationalia et insecta (ignis); Animalia quadrupedia et reptilia (terra) ; Animalia aquatilia et conchiliata (aqua); and Animalia volatilia et amphibia (aier) (also referred to as the Four Elements)
Georg Hoefnagel, Georg Hoeffnagel, Joris Houfnagel, Georg Houfnaglius, Georg Hueffnagel, Georg Hufnagel, Joris Hufnagel, Georg Huffnagel, Joris Huffnagel
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Children of Petrus Gonsalvus (c. 1575) by Joris Hoefnagel. Watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum. Page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.