Microscopic Plant Pathology Studies — Antonio Berlese

This late nineteenth-century scientific plate brings together a series of enlarged microscopic structures rendered with exceptional restraint. Cellular groups, segmented forms, surface structures, hairs, and tissue sections are distributed across a warm cream ground, with numbered figures and fine lettered annotations identifying individual features.

The arrangement combines scientific precision with an unexpectedly graphic composition. Delicate outlines, stippling, and closely worked shading distinguish each specimen, while generous areas of open paper keep the complex plate visually balanced. Originally produced for an Italian journal devoted to plant pathology, it preserves the meticulous observational character of nineteenth-century botanical and biological illustration.

Artwork Details

• Artist/Creator: Antonio Berlese
• Title: Microscopic Plant Pathology Studies, Plate V
• Original title: Tav. V
• Series: Rivista di Patologia Vegetale, Vol. III
• Date: Late 19th century
• Period: 19th century
• Place of Origin: Florence, Italy
• Medium: Scientific lithographic illustration

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• Fine art printing: Professional 12-color fine art printing technology produces vivid, accurate colors with strong tonal depth and significantly greater nuance than standard 4-color inkjet printing.
• Paper: Smooth premium matte paper with a clean, glare-free finish.
• Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
• Frame material: Durable pine wood.
• Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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