1594
gouache
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Plate 26: Cormorant and Coot is a 1594 gouache by Joris Hoefnagel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows two birds near water and a bare tree behind them. The bird on the left is tall with a long neck and open wings, while the one on the right is smaller and darker, standing on a rock. The background has a light blue sky and a tree with many small branches, all outlined in gold. The Latin text at the top means "birds in marshes," and the artist used gold paint to highlight the tree’s branches. The careful details show how birds were studied closely back then. Next, look up Hoefnagel, Joris to see more of his nature drawings.
Joris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel (1542 – 24 July 1601) was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant.
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