File:Joris Hoefnagel - Leda and the swan.jpg
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[edit]Joris Hoefnagel: Leda and the swan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q1388840 |
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Title |
Leda and the swan |
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Leda and the Swan, surrounded by flora and fauna including a Stargazer Lily (Lilium 'Stargazer'), a Common Lizard (Lacerta vivipara), a Common Pear (Pyrus communis), a stem of Pinks (Dianthus caryophyllus), a Chater Beetle (?) (Cetonia aurata), a Moor Frog (Rana arvalis), a Garden Snail (Helix aspersa), a Peach (Prunus persica) and a Conch Shell |
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Date |
1591 date QS:P571,+1591-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | Distemper on vellum mounted on panel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 125 mm (4.92 in); width: 185 mm (7.28 in) dimensions QS:P2048,125U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,185U174789 |
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Inscriptions | signed and dated '.G. .HF. 1.5.91.' and inscribed 'Olorinis Leda recubans sub alis' [Leda reclining under the wings of the swan] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Christie's sale of 25 January 2007 New York lot 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/georg-hoefnagel-called-joris-hoefnagel-antwerp-1542-1600-4856069-details.aspx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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current | 14:53, 28 July 2019 | ![]() | 558 × 393 (345 KB) | Breskit (talk | contribs) | {{Artwork |artist = {{Creator:Joris Hoefnagel}} |title = ''Leda and the swan'' |Description= Leda and the Swan, surrounded by flora and fauna including a Stargazer Lily (Lilium 'Stargazer'), a Common Lizard (Lacerta vivipara), a Common Pear (Pyrus communis), a stem of Pinks (Dianthus caryophyllus), a Chater Beetle (?) (Cetonia aurata), a Moor Frog (Rana arvalis), a Garden Snail (Helix aspersa), a Peach (Prunus persica) and a Conch Shell |date = 1591 |medium= Distemper on vellum mounted on p... |
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