Guide for Constructing the Letter Q
Joris Hoefnagel
Guide for Constructing the Letter Q, 1591–1596
Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink
Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Smoke wafts from twin urns beneath a floating cherub. A question is posed in gold: “Who is so great a god as ours?” The Q curves like incense, balanced between theater and theology.
This artwork is held by the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
Guide for Constructing the Letter Q
Joris Hoefnagel
Guide for Constructing the Letter Q, 1591–1596
Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink
Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Smoke wafts from twin urns beneath a floating cherub. A question is posed in gold: “Who is so great a god as ours?” The Q curves like incense, balanced between theater and theology.
This artwork is held by the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.