Peacock and Goose
c. 1600
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 13 x 18.8 cm (5 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1993.32.1.k
Art Historical Context
Adriaen Collaert's *Peacock and Goose*, created around 1600, is a delicate engraving on laid paper, measuring just 13 x 18.8 cm. As a leading Flemish engraver of the late Renaissance, Collaert (c. 1560–1618) was renowned for his intricate depictions of animals, often drawing from nature studies and designs by contemporaries like Johannes Stradanus. This print his skill in the Antwerp engraving tradition, where precision and fine lines captured the textures of feathers and the majesty of birds, making art accessible beyond paintings. Engraving, a labor-intensive intaglio technique, involved in...