The image features marine creatures inside an oval frame, arranged horizontally. The color palette includes soft blues, greens, pink, and brown. There is an octopus on the left, a large fish in the center, and smaller fish extending to the right. Two seashells and a plant with green leaves and yellow flowers are depicted on the seafloor at the bottom right.

Plate 39: Squid, Gurnard, Pike, and Other Fish

c.1575/1590s

Medium: watercolor and gold paint on parchment
Classification: Drawing
Period: 1551 to 1600
Image size: 5027 × 3976px

Description

The image features marine creatures inside an oval frame, arranged horizontally. The color palette includes soft blues, greens, pink, and brown. There is an octopus on the left, a large fish in the center, and smaller fish extending to the right. Two seashells and a plant with green leaves and yellow flowers are depicted on the seafloor at the bottom right.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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