Aristolochia caudata — Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin
This eighteenth-century botanical illustration presents Aristolochia caudata as a slender climbing vine distinguished by extraordinary long-tailed flowers. Olive and ochre leaves alternate along the winding stem, their surfaces articulated by dark branching veins and irregular heart-shaped forms. Pale cream flowers punctuate the foliage with densely spotted openings and exceptionally long, narrow dark tails.
Smaller developing flowers appear higher along the vine, while a separate ribbed fruit or seed capsule and botanical detail are illustrated beside the main specimen. From Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin's Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia, the plate combines precise botanical observation, restrained natural color, and generous open space in an elegant eighteenth-century composition.
Artwork Details
- Artist/Creator: Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin
- Title: Aristolochia caudata
- Original title: Aristolochia caudata
- Series: Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia
- Date: Circa 1780
- Period: 18th century
- Place of Origin: Vienna, Austria
- Medium: Colored botanical illustration
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- Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
- Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
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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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