Plate 20: A Plover with Four Other Birds
1594
gouache
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1594
gouache
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Plate 20: A Plover with Four Other Birds is a 1594 gouache by Joris Hoefnagel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting is called Plate 20: A Plover with Four Other Birds. It was made during the Renaissance, a time when artists were very interested in nature and detail. The artist used watercolor and gold paint on parchment, which was a common technique back then. You can learn more about the movement that inspired this work by looking into the Renaissance.
Joris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel (1542 – 24 July 1601) was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant.
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