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Study of a shell of a tortoise
At the close of the 16th century, artists became increasingly interested in nature. Jacques de Gheyn’s circle of friends included several scientists. His expertise and excellent observational skills enabled him to portray plants and animals with meticulous accuracy. De Gheyn drew this picture of a tortoise shell from above and the side as a scientist would, observing his subject from different ang…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Type of item
- drawing
- pen
- Drawing
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Type of item
- drawing
- pen
- Drawing
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1575 - 1625
- 1575/1625
- 1575/1625
Place-Time
- fourth quarter 16th century
- first quarter 17th century
Provenance
- …; bequeathed by François Gérard Waller (1867-1934), Amsterdam, with 37 other drawings, to the museum, 1935\
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.29314
- RP-T-1935-51
Extent
- height 381 mm
- width 227 mm
Format
- paint (coating)
- ink
- Paint
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collectie: tekeningen
Is referenced by
- Boon 242
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T19:55:03.700Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:29:14.432Z