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Moth with Poppies?, folio 29 (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 1963.594.29.a
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Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented watercolor and ink painting on cream paper depicts a large moth perched atop a stem with feathery green leaves and three red flowers with dark centers, one to the left and two to the right. The moth's brown and gray wings feature circular eyespots and wavy white lines. Faint, ghostly images of a flower and beetle appear in the background. A double red rectangular border frames the composition.

Moth with Poppies?, folio 29 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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