Vos (Reinaert) voor leeuw (Nobel) en andere dieren in tribunaal by Bernard Willem Wierink

Vos (Reinaert) voor leeuw (Nobel) en andere dieren in tribunaal 1910

aged paper

toned paper

pale palette

water colours

pastel soft colours

personal sketchbook

coloured pencil

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

This illustration, created by Dutch artist Bernard Willem Wierink in 1910, depicts a scene from the medieval Dutch epic poem *Reynard the Fox*. The artwork is composed of two sections, the top depicting a group of animals under a crescent moon and the lower, featuring the titular Reynard being judged by the lion, "Nobel," in a scene of medieval court. The piece showcases Wierink's talent for incorporating detailed naturalism with symbolic and humorous elements, reflecting the work’s literary inspiration. The artwork is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.