Koekoeksbloem (Silene Dioica), Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610 drawing Cuckoo flower, probably the daily cuckoo flower, one single -flowered, the other double -flowered. Numbered at the top right: 145. For the flowers the name in five languages and an inscription in Dutch. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers and plants. Ninth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. draughtsman: Praagdraughtsman: Delft paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. ink. chalk
Koekoeksbloem (Silene Dioica), Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610 drawing Cuckoo flower, probably the daily cuckoo flower, one single -flowered, the other double -flowered. Numbered at the top right: 145. For the flowers the name in five languages and an inscription in Dutch. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers and plants. Ninth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. draughtsman: Praagdraughtsman: Delft paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. ink. chalk brush / pen flowers: red campion
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