Scarlet Pentapetes
1818
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1818
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Scarlet Pentapetes is a 1818 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows bright red pentapetes flowers on dark green leaves. The petals are vivid and slightly curled. The stems look delicate against the paper. It was made on special English paper called Whatman. This paper was popular for detailed plant studies back then. The artist used fine brushes to show each vein in the leaves. See it in person at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
A painting from 1818 depicts a scarlet pentapetes with five-petalled red flowers rising on a tall stem, surrounded by pointed green leaves. The work is executed on high-quality English 'Whatman' paper, which was commonly imported for such botanical illustrations.
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