Jacht op nachtvlinders Jachttaferelen (serietitel) Venationes Ferarum, auium, piscium pvgnae Bestiariorum (serietitel) on hitting a field some men find with branches in the bushes to moths. Because of the light fly these moths to burning candles. Once in the vicinity of the candle they die from the heat. The moth is a pest to honeybees. They are therefore by beekeepers hunted at night. The picture has a caption Latin and is part of a series on jachttaferelen. Manufacturer : printmaker C. Galle (listed property) designed by: Stradanus (listed building) publisher: Philip Galle (listed property)
Jacht op nachtvlinders Jachttaferelen (serietitel) Venationes Ferarum, auium, piscium pvgnae Bestiariorum (serietitel) on hitting a field some men find with branches in the bushes to moths. Because of the light fly these moths to burning candles. Once in the vicinity of the candle they die from the heat. The moth is a pest to honeybees. They are therefore by beekeepers hunted at night. The picture has a caption Latin and is part of a series on jachttaferelen. Manufacturer : printmaker C. Galle (listed property) designed by: Stradanus (listed building) publisher: Philip Galle (listed property) writer : Cornelis KiliaanPlaats manufacture: print maker: Antwerpen to design: Florence Publisher: Antwerpen Writer: Antwerpen Date: 1594 - 1598 Physical characteristics: engra material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) Measurements: plate edge b 262 mm × h 204 mm Subject: insects: mothhunting butterfliescandlebee-hivebee- hive
Size: 1795px × 1391px
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