Artwork
Muscari botryoides (almindelig perlehyacint)
Muscari botryoides (almindelig perlehyacint) is an unspecified work on paper by Unknown. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Muscari botryoides (almindelig perlehyacint) is a 17th-century watercolor work by 35199_person, dated circa 1650, currently part of the collection at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The artwork depicts five varieties of flowers, characterized by long green stems, leaves, and blooms in white, red, blue, and purple hues, with clustered, small, round bulbs.
Technique & Style
Executed in watercolor, the piece showcases a realistic approach with meticulous attention to the botanical details of shapes and colors, while the medium imparts a soft, delicate quality.
History & Provenance
Created around 1650 by 35199_person, the work is now housed at the Museum of Ethnography, though specific details about its acquisition or earlier ownership are not provided.
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
Muscari botryoides (almindelig perlehyacint); Muscari racemosum (muskat-perlehyacint); Muscari neglectum
Muscari comosum (fjerhyacint); Scilla autumnalis (høst-skilla); Hyacinthoides italica (italiensk klokkeskilla); Muscari macrocarpum (gul perlehyacint)
Scilla bifolia (tobladet skilla); Muscari comosum (duskhyacint); Brimeura amethystina (pyrenæisk hyacint)
Hyacinthus orientalis (almindelig hyacint)
Hyacinthus orientalis (almindelig hyacint); Scilla amoena (himmelblå skilla)
Brimeura amethystina (pyrenæisk hyacint); Hyacinthus orientalis (almindelig hyacint)