Museum Exhibition

Catalogue of Works

Little Beasts: Art Wonder and the Natural World

National Gallery of Art

60 documented works

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Collaert, Adriaen

A Giraffe, a Chameleon, a Civet, and an Antelope

c. 1597

engraving on laid paper

plate: 12.2 × 18.8 cm (4 13/16 × 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 12.6 × 19.3 cm (4 15/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

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Ligozzi, Jacopo

A Groundhog or Marmot with a Branch of Plums

1605

watercolor and ink with white gouache over traces of graphite on burnished laid paper

sheet: 33 x 42.3 cm (13 x 16 5/8 in.) (paper edge slightly covered by the old mount)

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Collaert, Adriaen

A Mole, a Badger, a Horned Hare and a Fox

c. 1597

engraving on laid paper

plate: 12.3 × 19 cm (4 13/16 × 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 12.7 × 19.5 cm (5 × 7 11/16 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva)

c. 1575/1590s

1 vol: ill: 58 drawings (incl.title page) in watercolor and gold paint on parchment, alternating with pages of inscriptions in ink on laid paper; 1 plate (VII) with gold border only

page size: 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra)

c. 1575/1590s

bound volume with 71 plates: 70 drawings (incl.title page) in watercolor and gold paint on parchment , and one plate (LXXI) with gold border only, alternating with pages of inscriptions in ink on laid paper

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

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)

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier)

c. 1575/1590s

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

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii

published 1592

bound volume with 52 engravings on laid paper; divided into four sequences of 12 leaves each, each sequence preceded by a title leaf

page size: 24.1 × 32.5 cm (9 1/2 × 12 13/16 in.) plate: 15.5 × 20.8 cm (6 1/8 × 8 3/16 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 1, Plate 5]

1592

engraving on laid paper

plate: 15.5 × 21 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 18.6 × 27.2 cm (7 5/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 3, Plate 12]

1592

engraving on laid paper

plate: 15.5 × 21 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 18.6 × 27.3 cm (7 5/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

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Collaert, Adriaen

Avium Vivae Icones (Living images of birds)

c. 1600

bound volume with 32 engraved plates (including title page)

page size: 17.1 x 24.8 cm (6 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Blue Underwing Moth and Spurge Hawk Moth (plate 25 from Ignis)

c.1575/1590s

watercolor, lepidochromy, and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Bol, Hans

Christ and the Disciples in the Field

c.1584

engraving on laid paper

sheet: 14 × 21 cm (5 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.)

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Hollar, Wenceslaus

Five Butterflies, a Moth, a Beetle, and a Spider

1646

etching on laid paper

plate: 8.1 × 12 cm (3 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 8.3 × 12.2 cm (3 1/4 × 4 13/16 in.)

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Collaert, Adriaen

Hoopoe and Owl

c. 1600

engraving on laid paper

plate: 13.1 x 19.1 cm (5 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

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Hollar, Wenceslaus

Moth and Three Butterflies

1646

etching on laid paper

plate: 8.1 × 11.9 cm (3 3/16 × 4 11/16 in.) sheet: 8.3 × 12 cm (3 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Part 1, Plate 1, from the series Archetypa studiaque (Archetypes and Studies)

published 1592

engraving on laid paper

page size: 24.1 × 32.5 cm (9 1/2 × 12 13/16 in.) plate: 15.5 × 20.8 cm (6 1/8 × 8 3/16 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 17: Old World Porcupine (Hystrix) and Wild Pig

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 2: Sperm Whale, Sturgeon, Shark, and Other Fish

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 23: A Brandt's Cormorant with a Juvenile Crowned Night Heron

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 24: Flying Swallow Gurnard, Male Lumpsucker, Longspine Snipefish, and Other Fish

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 39: Squid, Gurnard, Pike, and Other Fish

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 43: Musk Beetle, Oil Beetle, Tansy Beetle(?), Cockroach, Leaf-Footed Bug, and Other Insects

c.1575/1590s

watercolor, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 46: Bats, Quail, and Oystercatcher(?) by the Water

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 46: Two Crabs with Seashells

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 48: Guinea Pig and Hedgehogs with Melon and Cobnuts

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 51: Two Sand Lizards, a Common Parsley Frog(?), and a Caterpillar

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 53: Southern Hawker Dragonfly

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 54: Hairy Dragonfly and Two Darters

c.1575/1590s

watercolor, dragonfly wings, and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 55: A Tawny Owl, an Eagle Owl, and Two other Owls

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 59: Curlew and Crow with Horse Skull

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoefnagel, Joris

Plate 66: Lackey Moth Caterpillar, Figure of Eight Caterpillar, Grey Dagger Caterpillar, and Other Caterpillars

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment

page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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Hoffmann, Hans

Red Squirrel

1578

watercolor and gouache over traces of graphite on parchment

overall: 25 x 17.8 cm (9 13/16 x 7 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Seated Figure of Death with an Hourglass

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 14.9 × 8.9 cm (5 7/8 × 3 1/2 in.) sheet: 17.4 × 11.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

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Hollar, Wenceslaus

Shell (Murex brandaris)

c. 1645

etching on laid paper

sheet (trimmed to platemark): 9.5 × 13.6 cm (3 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)

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Hollar, Wenceslaus

Shell (Vasum ceramicum)

c. 1645

etching on laid paper

sheet (trimmed to platemark): 9.7 × 14.2 cm (3 13/16 × 5 9/16 in.)

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Hollar, Wenceslaus

Six Insects

1646

etching on laid paper

plate: 8.2 × 12 cm (3 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 8.4 × 12.2 cm (3 5/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Bat

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 14.1 × 9.5 cm (5 9/16 × 3 3/4 in.) sheet: 17.4 × 11.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Boar

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 9.3 × 14.3 cm (3 11/16 × 5 5/8 in.) sheet: 11.4 × 17.4 cm (4 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Camel

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 14.6 × 9.4 cm (5 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.) sheet: 17.4 × 11.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Frog

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 14.5 × 9.2 cm (5 11/16 × 3 5/8 in.) sheet: 17.4 × 11.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Goose

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 14.6 × 9.3 cm (5 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.) sheet: 17.3 × 11.4 cm (6 13/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Gurnard

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 9.2 × 14.5 cm (3 5/8 × 5 11/16 in.) sheet: 11.4 × 17.4 cm (4 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Hedgehog

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 9.2 × 14.1 cm (3 5/8 × 5 9/16 in.) sheet: 11.4 × 17.5 cm (4 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Heron

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 14.6 × 9.2 cm (5 3/4 × 3 5/8 in.) sheet: 17.4 × 11.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Man with Bow and Arrow

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 14.2 × 8.6 cm (5 9/16 × 3 3/8 in.) sheet: 17.4 × 11.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Quadruped

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 8.2 × 14.4 cm (3 1/4 × 5 11/16 in.) sheet: 11.4 × 17.4 cm (4 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Rabbit

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 14.3 × 8.6 cm (5 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.) sheet: 17.4 × 11.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Starling

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 14.2 × 9.5 cm (5 9/16 × 3 3/4 in.) sheet: 17.4 × 11.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Tortoise

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 9.2 × 14.3 cm (3 5/8 × 5 5/8 in.) sheet: 11.4 × 17.5 cm (4 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)

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Liagno, Teodoro Filippo di

Skeleton of a Turkey

1620-1621

etching on laid paper

plate: 14.5 × 8.9 cm (5 11/16 × 3 1/2 in.) sheet: 17.4 × 11.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

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Bol, Hans

The Baptism of Christ

c.1584

engraving on laid paper

plate: 14.1 × 20.9 cm (5 9/16 × 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 15.5 × 22.1 cm (6 1/8 × 8 11/16 in.)

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Bol, Hans

The Mocking Children Cursed by Elijah and Eaten by a She-Bear

c.1584

engraving on laid paper

plate: 14.2 × 20.9 cm (5 9/16 × 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 15.5 × 22 cm (6 1/8 × 8 11/16 in.)

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Bol, Hans

The Sending Out of the Apostles

c.1584

engraving on laid paper

plate: 14.3 × 21 cm (5 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 18 × 26 cm (7 1/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

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Hollar, Wenceslaus

Three Moths, Two Butterflies, and a Bumble Bee

1646

etching on laid paper

plate: 8.1 × 12 cm (3 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 8.3 × 12.1 cm (3 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.)

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Hollar, Wenceslaus

Title Page

1646

etching on laid paper

sheet (trimmed to plate): 8.1 × 12 cm (3 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

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Dürer, Albrecht

Tuft of Cowslips

1526

gouache on parchment

overall: 19.3 x 16.8 cm (7 5/8 x 6 5/8 in.)

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Collaert, Adriaen

Two Apes and Two Monkeys

c. 1597

engraving on laid paper

plate: 12.4 × 19 cm (4 7/8 × 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 12.8 × 19.4 cm (5 1/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

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Hollar, Wenceslaus

Two Butterflies, a Wasp, and a Moth

1646

etching on laid paper

plate: 8.1 × 12.1 cm (3 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 8.3 × 12.2 cm (3 1/4 × 4 13/16 in.)

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Collaert, Adriaen

Weasels and Squirrels

c. 1597

engraving on laid paper

plate: 12.3 × 19 cm (4 13/16 × 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 12.8 × 19.4 cm (5 1/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

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