Aeternum Florida Virtus 1592
jacobhoefnagel
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toned paper
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water colours
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handmade artwork painting
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fluid art
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coloured pencil
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coffee painting
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naive art
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watercolour bleed
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watercolour illustration
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watercolor
"Aeternum Florida Virtus" is a watercolor on vellum by Jacob Hoefnagel, a Dutch Renaissance artist. The intricate detail of this 1592 work, housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, showcases Hoefnagel's renowned skill in natural history illustration. It depicts a variety of flora and fauna including a rose, a daffodil, a praying mantis, and a snail. The image is part of a series of prints of natural specimens, known for their accuracy and beauty, which were highly popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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