Holzbecker's Orchids
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Holzbecker's Orchids. / Rasmussen, Finn N.
Flowers and World Views. ed. / Sven Bjerkhof. Copenhagen : Statens Museum for Kunst, 2013. p. 210-218.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Holzbecker's Orchids
AU - Rasmussen, Finn N.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The paintings in the Gottorfer Codex in 1849 are largely faithful to nature. The artist obviously endeavoured to depict his subject matter with the greatest possible accuracy, allowing the plants to be easily recognised. However, there is one prominent and very interesting exception to this rule: one that concerns some of the depictions of orchids. Out of the 22 orchids depicted, 11 have been caricatured to exaggerate their resemblance to small birds, men and insects. The article considers this strange phenomenon in light of the historical meaning of the orchids.
AB - The paintings in the Gottorfer Codex in 1849 are largely faithful to nature. The artist obviously endeavoured to depict his subject matter with the greatest possible accuracy, allowing the plants to be easily recognised. However, there is one prominent and very interesting exception to this rule: one that concerns some of the depictions of orchids. Out of the 22 orchids depicted, 11 have been caricatured to exaggerate their resemblance to small birds, men and insects. The article considers this strange phenomenon in light of the historical meaning of the orchids.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Orchidaceae
KW - Botanical art
KW - Orchids
KW - Botanical history
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-87-92023-22-3
SP - 210
EP - 218
BT - Flowers and World Views
A2 - Bjerkhof, Sven
PB - Statens Museum for Kunst
CY - Copenhagen
ER -
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