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Diasia iridifolia

Pierre Joseph Redouté

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a botanical illustration of a flowering plant with elongated green leaves and a slender, arching stem bearing several small flowers. The flowers are white with hints of pink and yellow at the tips. The color palette includes shades of green, pink, and white. The plant is centered with its bulb and roots visible at the bottom. The flowers are distributed along the stem, reaching towards the upper-right corner. Small sketches of flower parts and petals are drawn faintly to the right of the plant.

Artwork Details

Date
1802/1816
Medium
watercolor and graphite on vellum
Dimensions
9637 × 13409 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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