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Orpheus Charming the Animals

Jacob Hoefnagel
1573?-ca. 1632

Orpheus Charming the Animals

1613
6 9/16 x 8 5/16 inches (167 x 211 mm)
Watercolor and opaque watercolor, over black chalk, on parchment, mounted to panel; bordered in gold.
1998.22

Purchased on the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Fund 1978.

Notes
The drawing derives from Jan Bruegel and Hendrik van Balen's painting of the same subject formerly on the art market (Fred R. Kline Gallery, Santa Fe).
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated at lower left, in gold, "Ja: Houfnagl / 1613".
Bibliography
From Leonardo to Pollock: Master drawings from the Morgan Library. New York: Morgan Library, 2006, cat. no. 35, p. 76-77.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department