Description: This Besler. Pl. 218, Henp-leaved Althaea; Musk Mallow elegantly captures the blossoming botanicals in charming detail. Delicately engraved on laid paper, this original copper plate engraving has a tactile quality that is emphasized by the paper texture, raised linework, and platemark. This print is a valuable piece of history and a wonderful addition to antique and contemporary spaces alike. Basilius Besler was a Nuremberg apothecary who created one of the first great botanical folios, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden of Eichstätt), in 1613. Working at a time when botanical illustrations were used primarily to identify plants for medicinal purposes, Besler created a monumental florilegium that prioritized the beauty of the plants over their pharmacological usefulness. As a result, Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis acts as a transitional fulcrum in the history of botanical art between the association of plants as medicine to plants as objects of beauty.
Price: 995 USD
Location: Garden City, New York
End Time: 2024-11-07T19:03:02.000Z
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Artist: Basilius Besler
Type: Original Engraving
Theme: Floral
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Production Technique: Copper Engraving
Region of Origin: Germany
Subject: Botanical
