Antwerp, Kiliaan, Cornelis, Galle, Philips, Florence, Straet, Jan van der, C., Venationes Ferarum, auium, piscium pvgnae Bestiariorum, Hunting scenes, Hunting for moths, verso lower left - stamped, In a field some men are beating the bushes with branches to find moths. Because of the light these moths fly to burning candles. Once in the vicinity of the candle they die from the heat. The moths are a plague for honeybees. They are therefore hunted by the beekeepers at night. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on hunting scenes., print, prints, width 262 mm, height, 204 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1594 - 1598, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1523 - 1605-11-02, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publisher, uitgever, 1530 - 1607-04-15, schrijver
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Antwerp, Kiliaan, Cornelis, Galle, Philips, Florence, Straet, Jan van der, C, Venationes Ferarum, auium, piscium pvgnae Bestiariorum, Hunting scenes, Hunting, moths, verso lower, left, - stamped, field, men, beating, bushes, branches, find moths, light, moths fly, burning candles, vicinity, candle, die, heat, plague, honeybees, hunted, beekeepers, night, print, Latin caption, part, series, hunting scenes, prints, width 262 mm, height, 204 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1594 - 1598, paper, papier, engraving, printing process, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1523 - 1605-11-02, design, Publication, Event, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publisher, uitgever, 1530 - 1607-04-15, schrijver
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