Acantium Silvestri
Artist
Basil Besler
(German, 1561 - 1629)
Date1613
MediumCopperplate engraving, hand colored
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Jeff Siegal
Object number2010.34.2
DescriptionBotanical drawing of Acantum Sylvestri flornalbo on the left showing a spiky-stemmed plant with green leaves and round white flowers, and Carduus sphaero cephalus (globe thistle) on the right showing a plant with a smooth green stem, green leaves, and spherical flowers with red-tipped blue petals. From "Hortus Eystettensis", Eichstatt, 1613.
