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Striped Polecat or Zorilla (Ictonyx striatus)
Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt (signed by artist), 1596 - 1610
De Boodt could study many live animals from far-flung places in Rudolf II’s menagerie, as well as numerous stuffed creatures in his unstkammer. Even so, many drawings in De Boodt’s albums were not made from direct observation of nature but were ‘borrowed’ from illustrations by other artists. The comically sad look of this zorilla suggests that this image was copied from a pre-existing source.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-BR-2017-1-2-44
- Dimensionsheight 193 mm x width 315 mm
- Physical characteristicspenseel in waterverf en dekverf in kleuren, gehoogd met witte dekverf, potlood, handschrift in pen in bruin