The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Stately Crinum
1823
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1823
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This drawing shows a cluster of tall, pink flowers with long, curved petals. The flowers have yellow tips and grow from a thick green stem with broad leaves. The background is plain white, keeping all focus on the plant. The artist used careful shading to show the texture of each leaf and petal. This kind of attention to detail was common in botanical illustrations from the 1800s. Next, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more works like this.
