Getting started with the collection:
Branch of flowering magnolia
anonymous, 1910 - 1925
A few years ago, this photograph was a best-seller in the Rijksmuseum shop: a favourite for mourning cards. The image of the blooming magnolia branch originated in America. Several photographers active there at the beginning of the 20th century concentrated on recording plants and flowers. The maker of this X-ray photograph was undoubtedly captivated by the petals’ delicate transparency.
- Artwork typex-ray photograph
- Object numberRP-F-1999-138
- Dimensionsheight 249 mm x width 291 mm, height 277 mm x width 353 mm
- Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk van een röntgenfoto