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Dragon arum (Dracunculus vulgaris) or other lords-and-ladies (Arum)
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Dragon arum (Dracunculus vulgaris) or other lords-and-ladies (Arum)

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.

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Arum, possibly dragon root. With a butterfly. Numbered top right: 306. Top left, the name in six languages. Part of the fourth album of drawings of flowers and mushrooms. Eleventh of twelve albums of 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: arumflowers: dracunculusinsects: butterfly
Credit lineDrakenwortel (Dracunculus vulgaris) of andere aronskelk (Arum). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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