Artist
George Dionysus Ehret
George Dionysus Ehret is a Rococo painting artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Ehret carried a magnifying glass like a sixth finger, squinting at petals until colors hummed. When he painted Daphne mezereum with a butterfly, he didn’t just copy petals—he made every vein and wing shimmer with watercolor tricks that fooled the eye. You’ll want to zoom in on that butterfly; its body looks dusted with gold dust, yet it’s all plant juice and insect spit.
Works by George Dionysus Ehret
Collections represented
Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.