Convolvulus non Convolvulus Angustifolius (Narrow-leaved Bindweed) Plate 140, Folio 505

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• ARTIST: Abraham Munting

• PUBLISHER: Published in Amsterdam & Leyden.

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: 1702

• EDITION SIZE: Average paper size 15 1/4 x 10" (388 x 250 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: Commonly known as Narrow-leaved Bindweed, the illustration of Convolvulus non Convolvulus Angustifolius (Plate 140) hails from the 1702 edition of Abraham Munting’s Phytographia Curiosa, a work that remains one of the most stylistically eccentric entries in the history of botanical art. Munting, a Dutch physician and botanist who oversaw the botanical garden at Groningen, presented his specimens through a surreal, Baroque lens. Here, plants appear as towering giants dwarfing the tiny, idyllic landscapes of ruins, villas, and pastoral hillsides beneath and behind them. This specific plant, distinguished by its slender, linear foliage and delicate vining habit, is rendered with a heavy emphasis on its structural geometry, reflecting the 18th-century fascination with exotic flora that could survive the journey to European "curiosity" gardens.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 11 x 16.5 inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Other Plants