Joris Hoefnagel
Netherlandish, 1542–1600
Born in Antwerp; died in Vienna.
Hoefnagel, the son of an Antwerp diamond merchant, travelled widely through Europe, making topographical drawings that were engraved for the city atlas Civitates orbis terrarum. He became court miniaturist first to Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria and later to Emperor Rudolf II. His meticulous watercolours of insects, flowers and animals on vellum, made with scientific precision, mark an early high point of natural history illustration and anticipate the Netherlandish flower still life.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 3 worksDated 1578–1589
- Mostly
- Drawings
- Courtesy of
- The National Gallery of Art, The Met
