Palma Dactylifera (The Date Palm) Plate 244, Folio 861

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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 The Date Palm, the illustration of Palma Dactylifera (Plate 244) 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 specimen, a monumental depiction of the fruiting palm, is rendered with a heavy emphasis on its structural geometry and the textured pattern of its trunk, 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, Some minor staining in margin.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Fruits and Vegetables