Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta: "Fritillary, Apple, Mouse"

Description: "Queen of Spain Fritillary, Apple, Mouse and Creeping Forget-Me-Not (Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, Folio 47)," by Georg Boeskey (1561-1562) and Joris Hoefnagel (1591-1596) Available Formats • 9" x 12" (Image: 7.25" x 10.5") • 12" x 16" (Image: 9.63" x 14") • 16" x 20" (Image: 11.75" x 17") • 20" x 30" (Image: 16" x 23.25") • 24" x 36" (Image: 19" x 27.5") Archival Inkjet on Matte Finish Fine Art Paper About the Artwork In the 1500s, as printing became the most common method of producing books, intellectuals increasingly valued the inventiveness of scribes and the aesthetic qualities of writing. From 1561 to 1562, Georg Bocskay, the Croatian-born court secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, created this Model Book of Calligraphy in Vienna to demonstrate his technical mastery of the immense range of writing styles known to him. About thirty years later, Emperor Rudolph II, Ferdinand's grandson, commissioned Joris Hoefnagel to illuminate Bocskay's model book. Hoefnagel added fruit, flowers, and insects to nearly every page, composing them so as to enhance the unity and balance of the page's design. It was one of the most unusual collaborations between scribe and painter in the history of manuscript illumination. Because of Hoefnagel's interest in painting objects of nature, his detailed images complement Rudolph II's celebrated Kunstkammer, a cabinet of curiosities that contained bones, shells, fossils, and other natural specimens. Hoefnagel's careful images of nature also influenced the development of Netherlandish still life painting. In addition to his fruit and flower illuminations, Hoefnagel added to the Model Book a section on constructing the letters of the alphabet in upper- and lowercase. (Text courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program, CC BY 4.0). Fine Art Quality The Ibis’s giclée process uses archival pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper to achieve crisp detail and rich, lasting color. Unlike posters, they will not yellow with time, but will maintain their original quality for as long as you own them. Happiness Guarantee All of The Ibis's prints come with a 100% happiness guarantee. If you are disappointed in your purchase for any reason, you are welcome to return it for a full refund.

Price: 23.99 USD

Location: Endicott, New York

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