Joris Hoefnagel
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Joris Hoefnagel #11,534Established

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personNetherlandish, 1542–1600
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Selected Works25

Museum Acquisitions

Cleveland Museum of Art
Archetypes and Studies: What can emerge in keeping with such a cavernous promise? (Part IV, plate 2)
Archetypes and Studies: What can emerge in keeping with such a cavernous promise? (Part IV, plate 2), 1592
Acquired 2006
engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art
Archetypes and Studies: Death is the line that marks the end of all (Part II, plate 5)
Archetypes and Studies: Death is the line that marks the end of all (Part II, plate 5), 1592
Acquired 2006
engraving
Getty Museum
Guide for Constructing the Letter F
Guide for Constructing the Letter F, 1591
Acquired 1986
Getty Museum
Guide for Constructing the Ligature ffi
Guide for Constructing the Ligature ffi, 1591
Acquired 1986
Getty Museum
Guide for Constructing the Letters r and s
Guide for Constructing the Letters r and s, 1591
Acquired 1986
Getty Museum
Guide for Constructing the Letters a and b
Guide for Constructing the Letters a and b, 1591
Acquired 1986
Getty Museum
Guide for Constructing the Letter Q
Guide for Constructing the Letter Q, 1591
Acquired 1986
Getty Museum
Trompe l'Oeil Blade of Reed Grass and Stem of a French Rose
Trompe l'Oeil Blade of Reed Grass and Stem of a French Rose, 1561
Acquired 1986
Getty Museum
Guide for Constructing the Letter O
Guide for Constructing the Letter O, 1591
Acquired 1986
Getty Museum
Guide for Constructing the Letter C
Guide for Constructing the Letter C, 1591
Acquired 1986
Getty Museum
Trompe l'Oeil Stem of a Hyssop
Trompe l'Oeil Stem of a Hyssop, 1561
Acquired 1986
Getty Museum
Trompe l'Oeil Stem of a Sweet Cherry
Trompe l'Oeil Stem of a Sweet Cherry, 1561
Acquired 1986

Previous Sales

Christie's
A village festival with elegantly dressed figures in procession, a river and tower beyond
A village festival with elegantly dressed figures in procession, a river and tower beyond
£481,250 ($635k USD)
Dec 2012

For Sale

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate LIII
Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate LIII, 1575
For sale
Watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate XXXV
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate XXXV, 1575
For sale
Watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate I
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate I, 1575
For sale
Watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate X
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate X, 1575
For sale
Watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Title Page
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Title Page, 1575
For sale
Watercolor and gouache with gold on vellum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate II
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate II, 1575
For sale
Watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LV
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LV, 1575
For sale
Watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate LIV
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate LIV, 1575
For sale
Watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate I
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate I, 1575
For sale
Watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Forum Vulcani: The Hot Springs at Pozzuoli
Forum Vulcani: The Hot Springs at Pozzuoli, 1577
For sale
Pen and brown ink with traces of black chalk
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate I
Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate I, 1575
For sale
Watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate V
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate V, 1575
For sale
Watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession 2008.110 · Watercolor, gouache, and shell gold on vellum
Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price, Jean A. Bonna, and Annette de la Renta Gifts, and The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2008
A Katydid, a Fly, a Bee, and a Fulgoroid
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession 2008.424 · Pen and brown ink, gray wash, gouache, and watercolor
Bequest of Catherine G. Curran, 2008
Archetypes and Studies: What can emerge in keeping with such a cavernous promise? (Part IV, plate 2)
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession 2006.122 · engraving
Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund
Archetypes and Studies: Death is the line that marks the end of all (Part II, plate 5)
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession 2006.121 · engraving
Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund
View of Poitiers from Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2004 · Accession 2004.497 · Hand-colored etching
Gift of Richard and Maryanne Mendelsohn, 2004
Partial black background for preceding recto
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession 86.MV.527.85v · Manuscripts
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 20, fol. 85v
Guide for Constructing the Letters q and r
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession 86.MV.527.146 · Manuscripts
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 20, fol. 146
Guide for Constructing the Letters o and p
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession 86.MV.527.145v · Manuscripts
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 20, fol. 145v
Guide for Constructing the Letter F
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession 86.MV.527.132v · Manuscripts
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 20, fol. 132v
Guide for Constructing the Ligature do
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession 86.MV.527.150 · Manuscripts
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 20, fol. 150
Guide for Constructing the Ligature oe
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession 86.MV.527.149v · Manuscripts
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 20, fol. 149v
Guide for Constructing the Ligature ffi
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession 86.MV.527.151v · Manuscripts
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 20, fol. 151v
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Seeing God in nature: US National Gallery exhibition celebrates art from the dawn of European natural history
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, is presenting "Little Beasts: Art, Wonder and the Natural World," an exhibition of 16th- and 17th-centu…
exhibitionsMay 22, 2025
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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.