1594
gouache
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Plate 29: Pink Rose and Rosebud is a 1594 gouache by Joris Hoefnagel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a single pink rose with a curled bud next to it. The stem winds around in loops, and tiny leaves cling to it. The whole thing sits inside a round, gold-edged circle on light brown paper. The artist used thin layers of color to make the petals look soft and the gold glow. The writing around the edge is in Latin, but it’s just there for decoration. Next, check out watercolor, glazing to see how artists build up light and color like this.
Joris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel (1542 – 24 July 1601) was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant.
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