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Joris Hoefnagel

Guide for Constructing the Letter I

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Joris Hoefnagel

Guide for Constructing the Letter I, 1591–1596

Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink

Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Columns, swords, palms, and smoke surround the austere I like a coronation altar. Topped with an eagle and crowned with cross and laurel, it’s a vertical ode to strength in faith, and an architectural flex.

This artwork is held by the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

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