Love in a mist (Nigella Damascus)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt [rejected attribution], 1596 - 1610

That the Historia Naturalis albums were sold only three times in four centuries accounts for the excellent condition of the individual watercolours. The colours – like the soft blue in this sheet – are still as pristine as the day they were applied. This Nigella Damascus may be one of the many botanical drawings in the albums made by the Delft floral painter Elias Verhulst, from whom De Boodt commissioned some 200 drawings.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-BR-2017-1-10-78
  • Dimensionsheight 234 mm x width 168 mm
  • Physical characteristicspenseel in waterverf en dekverf over zwart krijt, gehoogd met witte dekverf, handschrift in pen in bruin

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Love in a mist (Nigella Damascus)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-BR-2017-1-10-78

  • Description

    Juffertje-in-het-groen. Genummerd rechtsboven: 274. Linksboven de naam in zes talen. Onderdeel van het derde album met tekeningen van bloemen en planten. Tiende van twaalf albums met tekeningen van dieren, vogels en planten bekend rond 1600, gemaakt in opdracht van keizer Rudolf II. Met toelichting in Nederlands, Latijn en Frans.

Creation

  • Creation

    • draftsman (artist): attributed to Elias Verhulst, Delft
    • draftsman (artist): Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, Prague [rejected attribution]
    • draftsman (artist): Elias Verhulst, Delft [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    1596 - 1610

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    penseel in waterverf en dekverf over zwart krijt, gehoogd met witte dekverf, handschrift in pen in bruin

  • Dimensions

    height 234 mm x width 168 mm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from a private collection

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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