Joris HoefnagelMartagon Lily and Tomato1591 · Botanical Calligraphy Print
A spotted martagon lily and ribbed tomato beside a giant gilded B
Price$165 CAD
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Framed print specificationsUnframed print specificationsPaper, frame, glazing and hangingPaper and printing
Print
Giclée, printed to order with water-based inks.
Paper
Hahnemühle German Etching, 310gsm: a heavyweight, velvety matte fine-art paper with a warm white tone and a light texture. This is the unframed paper; framed prints use 200gsm matte fine-art paper.
Hahnemühle Photo Rag, a matte fine-art paper. This is the unframed paper; framed prints use 200gsm matte fine-art paper.
Archival matte fine-art paper. This is the unframed paper; framed prints use 200gsm matte fine-art paper.
Fuji Matt paper. This is the unframed paper; framed prints use 200gsm matte fine-art paper.
200gsm matte fine-art paper. This is the framed paper; unframed prints are on Hahnemühle German Etching, 310gsm.
Frame
Solid wood with a satin finish, handmade to order. About 20 mm wide and 22 mm deep.
Glazing
Low-reflection glazing.
Mount
None. The print fills the frame.
Hanging
Arrives ready to hang.
Each frame is made to order by one of our framing workshops, so the exact shade and profile may vary slightly from the photos.
A giant letter B in black and gold, built from sweeping pen strokes, knotwork and a closing spiral, fills the left half of the page. To its right, a pink martagon lily speckled with purple hangs from a curved stalk, its orange stamens dangling, above two blocks of black script crowned with flourishes. At the bottom right sits a large ribbed red tomato, its green-brown calyx at the top and a soft shadow at its side.
The leaf belongs to the Mira calligraphiae monumenta, a model book of writing made in Vienna in 1561–62 by Georg Bocskay, secretary to Emperor Ferdinand I. Around 1591–96 Emperor Rudolf II had Joris Hoefnagel illuminate it, a pairing of scribe and painter the Getty counts among the most unusual in the history of manuscript illumination.
The original: a leaf from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (Model Book of Calligraphy), watercolours, gold and silver paint and ink on parchment, written by Georg Bocskay in Vienna in 1561–62 and illuminated 1591–96; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1600) was a Flemish artist, poet and traveller, the last major Flemish manuscript illuminator and one of the first artists to paint still life. Born to a wealthy merchant family, he recorded his travels in topographical drawings later used for a six-volume atlas, and served as court artist first to Albert V, duke of Bavaria, and from 1591 to Emperor Rudolf II. For Rudolf he painted flowers, fruit and insects onto the pages of a calligraphy model book written thirty years earlier by Georg Bocskay, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Each print is a giclée, printed to order. Unframed prints are made on Hahnemühle German Etching, a 310gsm matte fine-art paper. Framed prints are printed on 200gsm matte fine-art paper and arrive in a handmade solid-wood frame with low-reflection glazing, ready to hang. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.
The print is colorful and pleasing to the eye. The paper is of high quality with good thickness that is great for display by itself or in a frame. A good price for the quality! Thank you!
Taylor H.
Verified buyer · reviewed on our Etsy shop · March 2026 Unframed Hahnemühle · Accent - 12x18 inches
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What paper do you use?
Our principal fine-art papers include
Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm and
Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm.
German Etching has a substantial, lightly textured surface that works
exceptionally well for paintings and richly coloured works. Photo Rag
has a smoother cotton surface suited to graphic, modernist and highly
detailed imagery.
Paper is selected according to the character of the artwork rather than
using one generic stock for everything. Framed prints are printed on 200gsm matte fine-art paper.
What does “giclée” mean?
Giclée is a fine-art printing process using archival pigment inks and
high-resolution inkjet printing, made to reproduce subtle colour gradations,
fine detail and tonal depth.
Will large prints still look sharp?
Large-format reproduction depends heavily on the quality of the underlying
artwork file. We source the highest-resolution material available and
prepare each image for print rather than simply enlarging a small internet image.
That is especially important with historic paintings, posters and archival
works where source quality varies considerably.
What about your framed prints?
Our framed pieces use solid-wood frames, handmade to order, with low-reflection glazing. There is no mount: the print fills the frame. Framed prints are printed on 200gsm matte fine-art paper.
Will the colours look exactly like my screen?
Screens emit light; paper reflects it, so no physical print can be identical
to every monitor or phone display. We prepare our artwork specifically for
print and aim for accurate colour, contrast and tonal reproduction.
The texture and surface of fine-art paper also give the finished piece
a physical depth that cannot be shown completely on a screen.
“I am not just impressed; I'm blown away by the quality and overall experience. The wood grain in the frame is beautiful and the print quality is superb.”
Scarlett C. · verified buyer from our Etsy shop · framed in natural oak
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