DETAILS
- Artist
- Joris Hoefnagel
- Date
- 1592
- Medium
- engraving
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- [object Object]
- Collection
- Prints
- Culture
- Flanders
- Credit line
- Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund
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THE ARTIST
Joris Hoefnagel
Joris Hoefnagel was a Flemish master of miniature painting and topographical drawing, renowned for his detailed natural history illustrations and panoramic city views.
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