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Red Peony, folio 24 (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 1963.594.24.a
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Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented watercolor and ink painting on an aged cream page depicts a magenta peony. Many overlapping, shaded petals form a large flower head atop a central green stem. A smaller rounded bud sits below to the left, and broad, pointed green leaves with detailed veins branch outward. A thin red border frames the botanical illustration, which is set within the pages of a bound book.

Red Peony, folio 24 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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