Scarabei Umbra

HOEFNAGEL, Jacob (Antwerp 1573 - Hamburg c. 1632), after Joris Hoefnagel.

Scarabei umbra.

Hand-coloured engraving, 1592.

150x210 mm.

Lettered "SCARABEI VMBRA./Rosam quae praeterierit ne quaeras iterum -"; numbered "2/1".

Bibliography:

Hollstein 31

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Illustration to "Archetypa studiaque patris…" (Frankfurt: n. p., [15]92), parts 1-4 in 1 vol.

An arrangement of insects, arachnids, fruit and flowers, with a stag beetle at top centre, a sprig of rosemary at bottom left, a catterpillar at top right, and a small or juvenile flying fish at bottom centre.

The Latin inscription is a Desiderius Erasmus quote from his "Adages".

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