Insects and the Head of a Wind God
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Joris Hoefnagel
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Antwerp 1542–1600 Vienna
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1590–1600
Medium: Pen and brown ink, colored washes, gold paint, on vellum
Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.  (12 x 17.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Darwin S. Morse, 1963
Accession year: 1963
Tags: Insects|Butterflies|Dragonflies