Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 4, Plate 8]
published 1592
![Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 4, Plate 8] by Jacob Hoefnagel after Joris Hoefnagel](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/archetypa-studiaque-patris-georgii-hoefnagelii-nga-224601.webp)
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
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.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald
Accession Number
1987.20.9.48
Art Historical Context
This exquisite engraving, titled *Archetypa studia patris Georgii Honagelii [Part 4, Plate 8]*, was created by Jacob Hoefn after his father, the renowned Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1600), and published in 1592 Part of a prestigious four-volume series honoring Joris's meticulous nature studies, it exemplifies the Northern Renaissance fascination with the natural world. Joris, a pioneering miniaturist and naturalist, captured insects, plants, and shells with astonishing precision, blending scientific observation and artistic virtuosity during an era when explorers were expanding Europe...
About the Artist
Jacob Hoefnagel after Joris Hoefnagel
**Jacob Hoefnagel (1573–c. 1632)** Born in Antwerp and baptized on 25 December 1573, Jacob Hoefnagel was the eldest son of the renowned Flemish miniaturist and natural history painter Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601) and Susanna van Onsem. The family fled the city following the devastating Sack of Antwerp in 1576, which depleted their merchant fortunes in diamonds and luxury goods. Unlike his self-tau...