Botanical Painting: Dianthus

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ca. 1630 · Opaque color on paper · Islamic Art

This detailed painting of a Dianthus plant is one of three in a series, the others of which include Geranium and Composite Flower. These works, with their matching blue and gold border, were mounted together in a now-dispersed royal album. These works, with their matching blue and gold border, were mounted together in a now-dispersed album. Botanical studies came to influence the wider arts of the Mughal court, from architectural decoration to textile design.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1630

Medium

Opaque color on paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions and 2020 Benefit Funds; Howard S. and Nancy Marks Gift; Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; The Mossavar-Rahmani Fund for Iranian Art and funds from various donors, 2022