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Tradescantia virginica

Pierre Joseph Redouté

National Gallery of Art

A tall, slender green stem with elongated leaves and a cluster of vibrant purple flowers is featured in the image. The color palette is mainly green with touches of purple in the flowers and small hints of yellow in the flower centers. The stem stands vertically in the middle of the composition, with long leaves splaying out to both sides and flowers near the top section of the stem.

Artwork Details

Date
1802/1816
Medium
watercolor and graphite on vellum
Dimensions
9691 × 13372 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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