Frontispiece, "Pars Tertia," from "Archetypa Studiaque Patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"

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Frontispiece, "Pars Tertia," from "Archetypa Studiaque Patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
Frontispiece, "Pars Tertia," from "Archetypa Studiaque Patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
Frontispiece, "Pars Tertia," from "Archetypa Studiaque Patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"

Frontispiece, "Pars Tertia," from "Archetypa Studiaque Patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"

Maker (b. 1575, Antwerp, Belgium – d. ca. 1630, Netherlands)
Maker (b. 1528, Liège, Belgium – d. 1598, Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Maker (b. 1542, Antwerp, Belgium – d. 1601, Vienna, Austria)
Datepublished 1592
MediumEngraving
Dimensionssheet: 7 3/8 in. x 10 3/4 in. (18.7 cm x 27.3 cm); image: 5 13/16 in. x 7 13/16 in. (14.8 cm x 19.8 cm); platemark: 6 3/16 in. x 8 3/16 in. (15.7 cm x 20.8 cm)
ClassificationPRINTS
Credit LineMuseum purchase, The Mary Clothier Slade Fund
Object number2006.107
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Image Not Available for Nasci. Pati. Mori. (Birth, suffering, death.) Exanimat tenuis mures. Ut noxa salaces: sic modico casu lubrica vita perit. (A trifling injury kills the lustful mice: thus this uncertain life is lost through a simple accident.), part II, plate 8, from "Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
possibly Jacob HoefnagelTheodor de Bry (and possibly workshop)after Joris Hoefnagel
Nasci. Pati. Mori. (Birth, suffering, death.) Exanimat tenuis mures. Ut noxa salaces: sic modico casu lubrica vita perit. (A trifling injury kills the lustful mice: thus this uncertain life is lost through a simple accident.), part II, plate 8, from "Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
published 1592
Ne humanis rationibus divina opera curiosius excutiamus sed ex operibus manuducti admiremur artificem. (Let us not investigate God’s works inquisitively using human reasoning; but, guided by the works, let us admire instead the artist.) Cervellum nobis frangunt gridando Cicadae: Vexat mastinos Musca tavana canes. (The cicadas shatter our brains with their chirping; a horsefly can harass blood-hounds [on the fly].), part III, plate 9, from "Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
possibly Jacob HoefnagelTheodor de Bry (and possibly workshop)after Joris Hoefnagel
Ne humanis rationibus divina opera curiosius excutiamus sed ex operibus manuducti admiremur artificem. (Let us not investigate God’s works inquisitively using human reasoning; but, guided by the works, let us admire instead the artist.) Cervellum nobis frangunt gridando Cicadae: Vexat mastinos Musca tavana canes. (The cicadas shatter our brains with their chirping; a horsefly can harass blood-hounds [on the fly].), part III, plate 9, from "Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
published 1592
Octipedem ne excites. (Don’t wake an eight-foot [on the scorpion]) Scorpius irata tactus dat vulnera cauda. (When it is touched, the scorpion inflicts wounds with its irate tail.), part IV, plate 4, from "Archetypa Studiaque Patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
possibly Jacob HoefnagelTheodor de Bry (and possibly workshop)after Joris Hoefnagel
Octipedem ne excites. (Don’t wake an eight-foot [on the scorpion]) Scorpius irata tactus dat vulnera cauda. (When it is touched, the scorpion inflicts wounds with its irate tail.), part IV, plate 4, from "Archetypa Studiaque Patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
published 1592
Per tal variare Natura e bella. (Through such variety nature is beautiful.) Alea parva Nuces, et non damnosa videtur: Saepe tamen pueris abstulit illa nates. (Gambling with nuts is thought a harmless game; but it has often raised the boys’ buttocks [=boys have been beated on the buttocks]), part II, plate 12, from "Archetypa Studiaque Patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
possibly Jacob HoefnagelTheodor de Bry (and possibly workshop)after Joris Hoefnagel
Per tal variare Natura e bella. (Through such variety nature is beautiful.) Alea parva Nuces, et non damnosa videtur: Saepe tamen pueris abstulit illa nates. (Gambling with nuts is thought a harmless game; but it has often raised the boys’ buttocks [=boys have been beated on the buttocks]), part II, plate 12, from "Archetypa Studiaque Patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
published 1592
Ipsa dies aperit: conficit ipsa dies. (One day brings forth [a flower], and the same day ends it [on the flower].), part I, plate 9, from "Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
possibly Jacob HoefnagelTheodor de Bry (and possibly workshop)after Joris Hoefnagel
Ipsa dies aperit: conficit ipsa dies. (One day brings forth [a flower], and the same day ends it [on the flower].), part I, plate 9, from "Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
published 1592
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1589
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1589
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1588
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