Artwork
Silene viscaria (almindelig tjærenellike); Silene (trævlekrone)
Silene viscaria (almindelig tjærenellike); Silene (trævlekrone) is an unspecified work on paper by Unknown. It dates from 1654 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. This watercolor painting, created around 1654, depicts two types of Silene plants.
About this work
Overview
This watercolor painting, created around 1654, depicts two types of Silene plants. It is held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The artwork shows three slender plants with clusters of small pink flowers and long, narrow leaves. The plain, light background highlights the botanical subjects.
Technique & Style
The artist rendered the flowers and leaves with detailed, realistic precision. Soft colors, including pink and green, are used against a light wash background, characteristic of the watercolor technique.
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
Saxifraga paniculata (klippe-stenbræk); Silene viscaria (almindelig tjærenellike); Silene armeria (knippe-limurt);
Silene latifolia (aften-pragtstjerne); Silene dioica (dag-pragtstjerne)
Silene coronaria (krone-limurt)
Iberis sempervirens (snepude); Coriandrum sativum (almindelig koriander); Iberis amara (bitter sløjfeblomst)
Silene chalcedonica (brændende kærlighed); Dianthus barbatus (studenter-nellike)
Leucanthemum vulgare (hvid okseøje); Bellis perennis (almindelig tusindfryd)
Roemeria hybrida (violet hornvalmue); Glaucium corniculatum (rød hornskulpe)
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium (akeleje-frøstjerne); Thalictrum flavum (gul frøstjerne)
Silene chalcedonica (brændende kærlighed)