Of hirsutes and insects: Joris Hoefnagel and the art of the wondrous

Abstract

The art of Joris Hoefnagel, the Flemish manuscript illuminator and topographical draftsman who lived from 1542 to 1601, gives special prominence to subjects exemplifying the wondrous in nature. In this essay, I probe his imagery in an attempt to gain insight into his particular conception of the wondrous and to understand how his identification with the wondrous shaped his notions of art-making and his own artistic selfhood.

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