Carduus Maarianus
1760
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Johann Hieronymus Kniphof
Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (1757–1764) was an artist.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Carduus Maarianus is a 1760 ink by Johann Hieronymus Kniphof, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a dried plant pressed flat between two sheets of paper. The spiky flower has sharp, thorny leaves and a round, prickly head. The stem is long and thin, with smaller buds growing along it. The plant is labeled *Carduus Marianus*—that’s its scientific name. It looks like it was drawn by carefully inking the dried plant, almost like a science sketch. If you like this kind of detailed plant art, look up Kniphof, Johann Hieronymus.
Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (1757–1764) was an artist.
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