Artwork
Scarlet Pentapetes
Scarlet Pentapetes is a paint painting by the Romanticist artist Unknown. It dates from 1818 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Scarlet Pentapetes is a painting on English Whatman paper, depicting bright red pentapetes flowers with curved petals on dark green leaves, characterized by delicate stems and intricately detailed leaf veins.
Subject & Meaning
The subject reflects 18th-19th century British fascination with exotic flora, popularized by travellers' imports of foreign plant specimens and artworks, catering to the burgeoning public interest in tropical species.
Technique & Style
Executed on high-quality, specially imported Whatman paper, the work features fine brushwork, evident in the detailed rendering of leaf veins, underscoring the paper's suitability for meticulous botanical studies.
History & Provenance
Created on English Whatman paper, a premium choice for botanical art at the time, the painting is now part of the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection in London.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
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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
