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Little beasts: art, wonder, and the natural world

Abstract

"Little Beasts explores how artists such as Joris Hoefnagel and Jan van Kessel helped deepen and spread knowledge of natural history with highly detailed and playful works that inspired generations of printmakers, painters, decorative artists, and naturalists."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Preface / Alexandra Libby, Brooks Rich, and Stacey Sell -- Natural History in the European Renaissance / Brian W. Ogilvie -- "Through Such Variety, Nature Is Beautiful": Joris Hoefnagel, The Four Elements, and Natural History / Stacey Sell -- Survival of the Finest: Animals in Early Modern Intaglio Print Series / Brooks Rich -- "Monstrous Creatures and Diverse Strange Things": The Art of Jan van Kessel / Alexandra Libby.

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    • Washington: National Gallery of Art
    • Princeton; Oxford: in association with Princeton University Press, [2025]

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    • 0691271305
    • 9780691271309

Annotations / title notes

  • Notes

    Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 18-November 2, 2025.

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