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Nierembergia filicaulis (1848-1849)
Jean Baptiste Louis Letellier1848-1849 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1898)
Specifications
- Year
- 1848-1849
- Nationality / school
- French
- Lifespan
- 1817–1898
About the artwork
"Nierembergia filicaulis" (1848-1849) is a work by Jean Baptiste Louis Letellier. About the period around 1848-1849: The invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. The catalogue places it in Plants & Animals. The format is portrait. Plants & Animals in brief: Images of plants and animals run from medieval herbals and bestiaries to the scientific illustration of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Images of plants and animals are valued both for the care of their observation and for their decorative appeal.
"Nierembergia filicaulis" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Flora and fauna subjects make an interior feel softer and more alive, adding a natural rhythm that works well in both traditional and contemporary spaces. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
French, 1817-1898
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