1594
gouache
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Plate 22: Blackhead Persian Sheep and a Sheep with a Long Tail, with a Cactus is a 1594 gouache by Joris Hoefnagel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting is called Plate 22: Blackhead Persian Sheep and a Sheep with a Long Tail, with a Cactus. It was made during the Renaissance period, which was a time of great artistic innovation. The artist, Joris Hoefnagel, used watercolor and gold paint on parchment to create this work. You can learn more about similar artworks 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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