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Guide for Constructing the Letter P

$10

Joris Hoefnagel

Guide for Constructing the Letter P, 1591–1596

Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink

Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Polished and ready for war, the letter P marches under moonlit banners and crossed halberds. A panoramic view of Hatvan, Hungary, grounds the military pageantry below a blackletter P braced for battle. The verse? A divine pep talk.

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

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