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Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
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Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

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

Cucumber. Branch with leaves, flower and several fruits. Numbered 160 in the upper right. Latin name next to the fruit. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers and plants. Ninth 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 lineKomkommer (Cucumis sativus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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