Artwork
Silene chalcedonica (brændende kærlighed)
Silene chalcedonica (brændende kærlighed) 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
Silene chalcedonica (brændende kærlighed) is a watercolor painting created around 1654 by an unidentified artist, currently held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts three flower stems against a light background, featuring red and pinkish-white blooms with detailed petals and slightly wilted leaves.
Technique & Style
The artist employed watercolor to capture the play of light on the flowers and foliage, achieving a three-dimensional effect through subtle color and shading.
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
Silene latifolia (aften-pragtstjerne); Silene dioica (dag-pragtstjerne)
Dianthus barbatus (studenter-nellike); Dianthus (art af nellike)
Anemone ×fulgens (skinnende anemone)
Cephalaria leucantha (hvid skælhoved); Scabiosa atropurpurea (enkeblomst)
Ranunculus acris (guldknap-ranunkel); Anemone nemorosa (hvid anemone); Ranunculus illyricus (steppe-ranunkel); Ranunculus asiaticus (have-ranunkel)
Anemone coronaria (fransk anemone); Anemone ×fulgens (skinnende anemone)
Ranunculus asiaticus (have-ranunkel)
Primula veris (hybrid af hulkravet kodriver); Primula farinosa (melet kodriver)