1594
gouache
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Plate 3: Camel, Ibex, and Goat is a 1594 gouache by Joris Hoefnagel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a camel standing tall in the center, surrounded by four smaller animals. To its left is a goat with curved horns lying down, and another goat with straight horns standing nearby. On the right, a small deer-like animal with long, thin legs grazes. The background is a simple green and brown landscape inside a gold circle. The camel’s hump and long eyelashes are drawn with careful detail. The text around the edge is in Latin, but it’s hard to read without help. Next, look up Hoefnagel, Joris to see more of his animal drawings.
Joris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel (1542 – 24 July 1601) was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant.
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