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Blue Aster, folio 25 (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 1963.594.25.a
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Print
A book page features a vertically oriented watercolor and ink drawing on vellum. Centered within nested rectangular borders, a branching aster plant with green stems and narrow leaves bears blue and purple flowers with yellow centers. Some blooms face us while others appear in profile. A small red and black beetle rests on a flower to our right. The botanical illustration displays delicate linework and soft pigments against aging, cream-colored parchment.

Blue Aster, folio 25 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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