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Red-nosed coati or coatimundi (Nasua nasua)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
De Boodt could study many live animals from far-flung places in Rudolf II's menagerie, as well as numerous stuffed creatures in his Kunstkammer. Even so, many drawings in De Boodt's albums were not made from direct observation of nature but were 'borrowed' from illustrations by other artists. It is not always easy to tell the difference, but the fact that this coati is wearing a collar suggests it was drawn from a live specimen.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineRode neusbeer of coatimundi (Nasua nasua). 1596 - 1610. Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
