1594
gouache
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Plate 1: Two Loggerhead or Green Sea Turtles, a Muskrat, and Shells is a 1594 gouache by Joris Hoefnagel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting is called Plate 1: Two Loggerhead or Green Sea Turtles, a Muskrat, and Shells. It was made during the Renaissance period, which was a time of great artistic innovation. The artist used watercolor and gold paint on parchment, a unique combination of materials. You can learn more about the artist's style by looking up the work of Hoefnagel, Joris.
Joris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel (1542 – 24 July 1601) was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant.
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