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These illustrations depicted a vast array of European and exotic plants, often accompanied by detailed annotations on plant anatomy, including flowers, leaves, seeds, and fruits at various stages of development. While a few drawings were done in black ink or pencil, most were finely enhanced with watercolor.
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Arles F 1427 JH 1525 Fishing Boats at Saintes-Maries: 31 July-6 August 1888 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Arles F 1430a JH 1526 Harvest Landscape: 31 July-6 August 1888 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Arles F 1486 JH 1527 Fishing Boats at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: 31 July-6 August 1888 Saint Louis ...
Gomphocarpus physocarpus, commonly known as hairy balls, balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop's balls, nailhead, or swan plant, [2] is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae, related to the milkweeds. The plant is native to southeast Africa, but it has been widely naturalized as it is often used as an ornamental plant.
The most common pencil casing is thin wood, usually hexagonal in section, but sometimes cylindrical or triangular, permanently bonded to the core. Casings may be of other materials, such as plastic or paper. To use the pencil, the casing must be carved or peeled off to expose the working end of the core as a sharp point.
The Northern Hemisphere species of swan have pure white plumage, but the Southern Hemisphere species are mixed black and white. The Australian black swan ( Cygnus atratus ) is completely black except for the white flight feathers on its wings; the chicks of black swans are light grey.
Anonymous, possibly Fernando Yanez de la Almedina, Leda and the Swan. Oil on panel, 51 5/8 x 30 inches (131.1 x 76.2 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA (previously at John G. Johnson Collection, 1917) Giampietrino, Leda and the Swan, from the collection of the Marquis of Hastings; Giampietrino, Venus and Cupid, private collection, Milan
Simple five-petal flower icon, self-made by User:AnonMoos based on abstract circle geometry. For other abstract geometric flowers, see Image:Retro-flower-ornaments.svg Converted from a version of the PostScript vector source code listed on image description page of source image File:Five_petal_flower_icon.svg: Date: 1 February 2013, 11:48 (UTC ...
Since the late 1960s, few mainstream films have been shot in black-and-white. The reasons are frequently commercial, as it is difficult to sell a film for television broadcasting if the film is not in color. 1961 was the last year in which the majority of Hollywood films were released in black and white.