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Violas with Leaf and Fly Border, folio 21 (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 1963.594.21.a
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Print
A vertically oriented watercolor and ink drawing depicts naturalistic violets within a red-lined frame. Purple, yellow, and white blossoms sprout from green stems; one plant at the bottom reveals its roots. On the left, two butterflies—one pale yellow and one patterned black and orange—hover. Along the right and bottom margins, a delicate green vine with small pink flowers winds past a single black fly.

Violas with Leaf and Fly Border, folio 21 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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