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Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger)

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

Christmas rose (Helleborus). Numbered top right: 247. Latin name at top left. 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

drawing flowers: Christmas rose

Credit lineKerstroos (Helleborus niger). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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