1594
gouache
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Plate 5: A Hooded Falcon and Its Wild Counterpart is a 1594 gouache by Joris Hoefnagel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows two birds inside a gold circle. The bird on the left is a falcon with a pink feather hat and a dead animal in its talons. The bird on the right looks like a wild hawk, perched calmly. The background is plain, letting the birds stand out. The dead animal the falcon holds is a small mammal, maybe a rabbit. The artist used watercolor and gold paint on parchment, making the scene look fancy and precise. Next, look up technique: watercolor, glazing to see how artists build up colors like this.
Joris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel (1542 – 24 July 1601) was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant.
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