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Frieze with Eleven Birds and an Insect

Jan Collaert I Netherlandish
1590–1612
Not on view
Frieze with eleven birds perched on the ground, with a large open-beaked bird with wings spread, facing right at center. To the right of this bird, an insect.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Frieze with Eleven Birds and an Insect
  • Artist: Jan Collaert I (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1530–1581 Antwerp)
  • Date: 1590–1612
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 1 1/2 × 7 3/8 in. (3.8 × 18.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.79.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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