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

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Caryophyllata Hortensis

Artist Leonhart Fuchs (German, 1501 - 1567)

Date1547

MediumWoodcut engraving, hand colored

Dimensionssheet: 14 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (36.2 x 23.5 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Margaret and Randy Beahrs, with additional funds provided by Gladys Harn Harris Art Acquisition Endowment

Object number2010.20

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionBotanical drawing of Caryophyllata Hortensis, a plant with green leaves, small yellow flowers, and short roots. Plate 384 from "De Historia Stirpium...", Basel 1547.