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Catching of Night Moths, from the series Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium, 1596

  • burin engraving, paper
  • 185 x 258 mm
  • Inv. 2015-BY

Public Domain

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Moths are lured to three burning lamps by night. Men and boys use sticks to draw the insects out from the shrubbery. Farm buildings stand to the right, while a church is seen beyond.

Artist

Cornelis I Galle RKD
Antwerp 1576 - Antwerp 1650
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Jan van der Straet RKD
Bruges 1523 - Florence 1605
after

Philips Galle RKD
Haarlem 1537 - Antwerp 1612
publisherAAT

Title Catching of Night Moths, from the series Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium
Date 1596
Period 16th century
Location Antwerp TGN
Medium and support burin engraving AAT
Collection print room
Object type burin engraving AAT
Inventory number 2015-BY
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-BY
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8657/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11Q712 church (exterior) Iconclass
22C light Iconclass
22C9 darkness Iconclass
23R14 night Iconclass
25F711(BUTTERFLY) insects: butterfly Iconclass
25F711(MOTH) insects: moth Iconclass
25G plants; vegetation Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
25I22 prospect of village, silhouette of village Iconclass
25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass
31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass
31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass
34B11 dog Iconclass
41A17 farm (building) Iconclass
41B121 flame Iconclass
41B162 smoke Iconclass
41B33 lantern Iconclass
43C11 hunting, chase Iconclass
48A23 theory of art Iconclass
School / Style Renaissance AAT
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