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Great knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa)
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Great knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa)

1596 - 1610 · pen; brush; paper; deck paint; ink; watercolor (paint); chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Great centaury. Numbered top right: 216. Name in four languages top right. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers and plants. Tenth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch, Latin and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
drawingflowers: anemoneflowers: calendulainsects: beetle
Credit lineGrote centaurie (Centaurea scabiosa). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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