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Red Peony, folio 17 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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Medium
watercolor, ink, silver, and gold over occasional traces of pencil, on vellum
Measurements
Sheet: 31.1 x 20.2 cm (12 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection 1963.594.17.a
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Print
A vertically oriented watercolor on cream vellum depicts a red peony within thin brown rectangular borders. The densely petaled flower with frilled layers sits atop a green stem in the upper two-thirds of the frame, accompanied by dark green leaves. The bare stem extends through the lower third. To the right, stacked, uneven edges of a bound volume are visible, contrasting with the smooth central page and its faint horizontal creases.

Red Peony, folio 17 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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