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A spider, annoyed by a swallow which was catching all the flies, plans to catch the swallow in its web, but is shown to be deluded when the swallow carries off both the spider and the web; illustration of a fable Wall Art
ART BY: Dirk Stoop
A spider, annoyed by a swallow which was catching all the flies, plans to catch the swallow in its web, but is shown to be deluded when the swallow carries off both the spider and the web; illustration of a fable Wall Art
ART BY: Dirk Stoop
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About this artwork
A spider, annoyed by a swallow which was catching all the flies, plans to catch the swallow in its web, but is shown to be deluded when the swallow carries off both the spider and the web; illustration of a fable is an etchings by Dirk Stoop (1610–1686), dated [1665]. The artist is catalogued as Dutch. The original is held by the Wellcome Collection, and the file offered here measures 4580 × 6000 px (5.9 MB). You will find it among Prints and Baroque, in portrait format. Archive Lane holds 53 works by Dirk Stoop, a Dutch artist.
Dirk Stoop was a widely travelled painter and engraver of the Dutch Golden Age. Alternative versions of his name include Dirck Stoff, Theodorus Stoop, Thierry and Rod(e)rigo, by which he was known in Portugal.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). All works by Dirk Stoop →
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A spider, annoyed by a swallow which was catching all the flies, plans to catch the swallow in its web, but is shown to be deluded when the swallow carries off both the spider and the web; illustration of a fable is free to preview at web resolution. The original high-resolution file is a one-time purchase, or included with an Archive Lane membership (up to 1,000 high-resolution downloads per day) — and the artwork can also be ordered as a made-to-order print.
