1594
gouache
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Plate 14: A "Sea Ape," Two Scorpion Fish, and Two Other Fish is a 1594 gouache by Joris Hoefnagel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting is called "Plate 14: A 'Sea Ape,' Two Scorpion Fish, and Two Other Fish". It was made during the Renaissance period, which was a time of great artistic and cultural change. The artist, Joris Hoefnagel, used a combination of watercolor and gold paint to create the image. You can learn more about this style by looking into the movement: Renaissance.
Joris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel (1542 – 24 July 1601) was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant.
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