Plate 25: Two Wild Goats
1594
gouache
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1594
gouache
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Plate 25: Two Wild Goats is a 1594 gouache by Joris Hoefnagel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows two goats standing on a rocky cliff. The goat on the left is bending down, while the one on the right stands tall with its head turned slightly. The background has a simple landscape with a few trees and rolling hills. The whole scene is framed in a circle with gold paint around the edges. The text around the goats is in Latin, which was common in old books. The artist used watercolor and gold paint on parchment, giving it a soft, detailed look. Look up technique: watercolor, glazing to see how artists built up colors like this.
