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Mushrooms
Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610
This drawing is one of ten sheets in the album featuring images of various mushrooms. Some types can be consumed without worry, while others are poisonous or hallucinogenic. As the emperor’s court physician, De Boodt would have been familiar with these side effects. Nevertheless, concrete warnings seem to be lacking on this page.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-BR-2017-1-11-56
- Dimensionsheight 290 mm x width 183 mm
- Physical characteristicspenseel in waterverf en dekverf over zwart krijt, handschrift in pen in bruin, gehoogd met witte dekverf