1594
gouache
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Plate 5: An Ox and a Camel is a 1594 gouache by Joris Hoefnagel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows two animals side by side on a patch of green. On the left is a brown ox with curved horns, standing still. To the right is a shaggy camel, its hump high, wearing a pink cloth around its neck and a blue bead on its nose. The text above and below is in Latin, describing the animals. The camel’s cloth and the ox’s calm stance make them look almost posed for a portrait. Next, check out watercolor, glazing to see how artists built up soft 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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