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Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana)
Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt (signed by artist), 1596 - 1610
De Boodt probably assembled his ‘three large albums’ as follows: one for plants, one for animals and one for birds. The bird album became damaged – as evidenced here by the missing lower right corner – which led to the rebinding of all of the drawings in the 19th century. Unlike some of the other drawings of birds, this one of a colourful South American songbird remained intact.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-BR-2017-1-5-19
- Dimensionsheight 223 mm x width 184 mm
- Physical characteristicspenseel in waterverf en dekverf in kleuren over potlood of zwart krijt, gehoogd met witte dekverf, handschrift in pen in bruin