Artwork
Star-glory Morning-glory
Star-glory Morning-glory is a print by the Romanticist artist Henry Joseph Redouté. It dates from 1827 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Star-glory Morning-glory is a print created by Henry Joseph Redouté in 1827, currently held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a cluster of morning-glory flowers on a vine, showcasing their deep purple, blue, and pink petals with yellow centers, accompanied by green, wavy leaves and twisting stems.
Technique & Style
The flowers are rendered with great detail, appearing almost artificial in their perfection, reflecting a style popular in the early 19th century that emphasized the beauty of nature through precise representation.
Artist & collection
Artist
Henry Joseph Redouté (1766–1852) was a French artist, born in Saint-Hubert.
Convolvulus tricolor (jomfruskørt); Ipomoea purpurea (purpur-pragtsnerle)
(Botanical: Maurándia semperflorens)
Ipomoea purpurea (purpur-pragtsnerle)
Flore des Jardiniers, Amateurs et Manufacturiers: Maurandia semperflorens![The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Plate 892, Althaea Flexuosa. Seringapatam A Hollyhock . [Althea rosea], by Francis Sansom](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/francis-sansom--the-botanical-magazine-or-flower-garden-displayed-plate-892--4abb4a5b7cb4bcd5-w320.webp)
The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Plate 892, Althaea Flexuosa. Seringapatam A Hollyhock . [Althea rosea]
Saponaria officinalis (almindelig sæbeurt); Convolvulus tricolor (jomfruskørt); Helianthus (?) (solsikke-art)
Cours d'Histoire Naturelle, contenant les principales espèces du règne animal, classées methodiquemenet: Martynia or Unicorn Plant
Les Roses: Rosa indica
Datura stramonium (almindelig pigæble)
Datura Ceratocaulon