Artwork
Les Liliacées: Ornithogalum longibracteatum
Les Liliacées: Ornithogalum longibracteatum is a print by the Romanticist artist Pierre Joseph Redouté. It dates from 1809 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
This painting shows white lily flowers with long green stems and leaves.
This painting shows white lily flowers with long green stems and leaves.
Redouté painted each petal with sharp detail.
He used colors that make the flowers look almost real.
This is part of a bigger book called *Les Liliacées*.
It shows many kinds of bulb plants.
Redouté worked on this for years, from 1802 to 1816.
Look closely at how light hits the petals.
It’s like he used a magnifying glass.
See this at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Overview
Les Liliacées: Ornithogalum longibracteatum is a print from a larger work, Les Liliacées, a comprehensive botanical study of plants in the lily family.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts Ornithogalum longibracteatum, a type of bulbous plant, with detailed renderings of its white flowers, green stems, and leaves.
Technique & Style
The artist's use of color and attention to detail create a highly realistic representation of the plant, with subtle effects of light on the petals.
History & Provenance
Les Liliacées was created over a period of 14 years, from 1802 to 1816. This print is part of the collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Artist & collection
Artist
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French pronunciation: , 10 July 1759 – 19 June 1840), was a painter and botanist from the Austrian Netherlands, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers at the Château de…
