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Purple goat's-beard (Tragopogon porrifolius) and scabiosa
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Purple goat's-beard (Tragopogon porrifolius) and 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.

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Purple morning star, also known as boksbaard or white scabiosa, and red scabiosa. Numbered top right: 323. With the Latin name. Part of the fourth album with drawings of flowers and mushrooms. Eleventh 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
Credit linePaarse morgenster (Tragopogon porrifolius) en scabiosa. 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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