Artwork
Helianthus annuus (almindelig solsikke)
Helianthus annuus (almindelig solsikke) is an unspecified work on paper by Unknown. It dates from 1654 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Helianthus annuus (almindelig solsikke) is a watercolor painting created around 1654. It is currently held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts two sunflowers with bright yellow petals and detailed green foliage. The flowers are oriented slightly differently, with one tilted to the left. The work captures the texture of the flowers' centers and the veins on the leaves.
Technique & Style
The artist employed watercolor to achieve soft, precise colors. The technique allows for layered, transparent washes that create a sense of depth and luminosity, particularly evident in the petals' gentle glow against the pale background.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Saponaria officinalis (almindelig sæbeurt); Convolvulus tricolor (jomfruskørt); Helianthus (?) (solsikke-art)
Solanum lycopersicum L. (almindelig tomat )
Mirabilis jalapa (vidunderblomst); Bellis perennis (almindelig tusindfryd)
Solanum lycopersicum (almindelig tomat)
Helichrysum orientale (busk-evighedsblomst); Helichrysum Stoechas (stinkende evighedsblomst); Anaphalis margaritacea (almindelig perlekurv)
Geranium sanguineum striatum (stribet storkenæb); Ranunculus asiaticus (have-ranunkel)
Polemonium caeruleum (almindelig jakobsstige); Lotus tetragonolobus (aspargesært)