Lathyrus latifolius (Everlasting Pea) 1827
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This botanical illustration, "Lathyrus latifolius (Everlasting Pea)," was created in 1827 by an anonymous artist. The delicate detail of the watercolor painting highlights the botanical accuracy of the subject matter. This particular species of peavine is also known as "Everlasting Pea" or "Broad-Leaved Pea." The artwork can be found at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and is a prime example of 19th century botanical illustration.
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Botanical illustrators working in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries devoted themselves to the medicinal qualities of plants and sought to render plant structure and function as precisely as they could. Later, European explorers brought specimens back from exotic locales, and artists carefully reproduced them for an audience fascinated by new discoveries. By the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, artists had shifted their emphasis from scientific illustration to the innate beauty of the plant or flower. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is fortunate to possess an impressive collection of more than 2,000 botanical prints and drawings.
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