[]
Your ongoing selection
Asset(s) Assets
Your quote 0

Your selection

Clear selection
{"event":"pageview","page_type1":"catalog","page_type2":"image_page","language":"en","user_logged":"false","user_type":"ecommerce","nl_subscriber":"false"}
{"event":"ecommerce_event","event_name":"view_item","event_category":"browse_catalog","ecommerce":{"items":[{"item_id":"GIA877024","item_brand":"other","item_category":"illustration","item_category2":"out_of_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"swiss_school_16th_century","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"frontispiece_of_historiae_animalium_by_conrad_gesner_1551_colour_litho","item_variant":"undefined"}]}}
Metadata Block (Hidden)

Contact us for further help

High res file dimension

Search for more high res images or videos

Frontispiece of 'Historiae Animalium' by Conrad Gesner, 1551 (colour litho)

IMAGE number
GIA877024
Image title
Frontispiece of 'Historiae Animalium' by Conrad Gesner, 1551 (colour litho)
Auto-translated text View Original Source
Artist
Swiss School, (16th century) / Swiss
Photographer
Giancarlo Costa
Location
Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Medium
colour lithograph
Date
1551 AD (C16th AD)
Image description

Conrad Gesner's five-volume 'Historiae animalium' (1551–1558) is considered the beginning of modern zoology.

Photo credit
© Giancarlo Costa / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
Switzerland / Europe / frontispiece / science / emblem / coat of arms / manuscript / natural / swiss / text / latin / script / nature / historia / zoologist / zoology / history / gesner / illustration / konrad / historiae / animalium / animalum / gessner / conrad
Leave the work to our dedicated Account Managers
License details
Your details
*
*
*
*
*
Asset - General information
Copyright status
No Additional Copyright
Image Restrictions
Bridgeman Images only provides access to this image. Consent to use and possible payment of an additional fee may be required according to Italian Cultural Heritage Code and would need to be cleared in advance with the institution where the work is kept.
Largest available format 2556 × 3543 px 1 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 2556 × 3543 px 216 × 300 mm 1.3 MB
Medium 739 × 1024 px 63 × 87 mm 1.2 MB

Similar Images