Aralia Capitata — Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin’s Aralia capitata presents a beautifully structured botanical specimen centered on broad, overlapping foliage. Large olive and yellow-green leaves hang around a short woody stem, their surfaces defined by an intricate network of dark branching veins. Above them rises a delicate golden-green inflorescence covered with numerous small clustered flowers.
The contrast between substantial foliage and finely divided flower stems gives the composition a graceful balance. Set against an expansive warm cream ground, the restrained greens, ochres, and browns retain the quiet character of eighteenth-century natural-history illustration. Numbered plate 91, the work records the plant under its historical name Aralia capitata, preserving Jacquin’s original botanical presentation.
Artwork Details
- Artist: Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
- Title: Aralia capitata
- Original title: Aralia capitata
- Series: Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia
- Date: 1780–81 edition
- Period: 18th century
- Place of Origin: Europe
- Medium: Hand-colored botanical plate
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- Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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