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Pitcairnia Bromeliaefolia
Pitcairnia Bromeliaefolia
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Pitcairnia Bromeliaefolia

Artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759 - 1840)
Date1802-1816
MediumStipple engraving, hand colored
Dimensions20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by John and Wendy Duryea
Object number2010.86.5
Collections
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of Pitcairnia Bromeliaefolia, a plant with thorny/spiny green leaves, and thin pink flowers. Plate 75 from volume II of "Les Liliacées".
Botanical print of Pitcairnia Angustifolia (pina cortadora), a plant with thin spiky green leaves, a thin green stem, and thin red flowers. The plant is cut in half to show all of it on one page; details of the flowers and seeds are included near the bottom.
Pitcairnia Angustifolia
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical drawing of Tradescantia Rosea (Callisia rosea, Piedmont Roseling), a plant with pink roots, thin green leaves, and small pink three-pointed flowers. Its evolution from bud to flower is depicted near the bottom.
Tradescantia Rosea
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Allium Fragrans
Allium Fragrans
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Moraea Sordescens, a plant with thin green stem and leaves, bulbous root, green buds, and flowers with pink, red, and yellow petals. Additional details of the flowers buds and seeds are included at bottom right.
Moraea Sordescens
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical drawing of Allium Obtusiflorum, a plant with a bulbous white root, green stem and thin green leaves, and a cluster of small white flowers. Additional drawings of the flowers are depicted near the bottom.
Allium Obtusiflorum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Commelina Erecta
Commelina Erecta
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Allium Lataricum
Allium Lataricum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical drawing of Crocus Minimus ("Spring Beauty"), a plant with a bulbous brown root, white stem, thin green leaves, and a light purple flower. The plant is depicted twice, along with additional drawing of the flower near the bottom.
Crocus Minimus
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Allium Longispathum
Allium Longispathum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Epidendrum Bifidum
Epidendrum Bifidum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Ixia Cepacea, a plant with a bulbous root, thin green stem and leaves, and a cluster of small purple-blue flowers. Detail of the seeds and flowers are included near the bottom.
Ixia Cepacea
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Asphodelus Capillaris
Asphodelus Capillaris
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816

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