lactarius

Mare Martin

Ryan Driscoll (British, 1992) - The Serpent (2026)

Private collection

🌸 Lindenia Gand [Belgium]: Impr. F. Meyer-van Loo, 1885-1906. Original source Image description: Historical botanical illustration of two Cattleya schilleriana var. superba orchids, featuring large, vibrant flowers with pinkish-purple petals speckled with dark red. The flowers have a distinct frilled lip with deep magenta veins and a yellow throat. Thick green leaves and short, segmented pseudobulbs at the base support the flowers. The detailed depiction highlights the orchid’s natural texture and coloration, characteristic of 19th-century botanical art. The background is plain, emphasizing the plant’s structure and coloration.

by Arek Akki

by Marit Beer

violin by emily weiner, 2023, oil on linen in porcelain frame, 11.5 × 9.5 × 1.5 inches

San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1957. Elliott Erwitt. Pigment print

Boy With Cap by Collins Obijiaku

Ceija Stojka

2500 years old statue of Aphrodite

🐄 Revue horticole.. Paris: Librairie agricole de la maison rustique, 1829-1974.. Original source Image description: Illustration of a Cattleya Dowiana orchid with a large, ruffled central petal in deep red and orange tones, surrounded by pale yellow petals with slightly frilled edges, accompanied by two elongated green leaves. A smaller, detailed black-and-white sketch of the entire orchid plant shows the stem, flowers, and leaves from a side view. The artwork is from the “Revue Horticole,” combining botanical accuracy with artistic style typical of 19th-century horticultural publications.

Mexican wooden mask

Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emlia-Romagna, Italy

http://www.moma.org/collection/works/204659

Suad Al-Attar, Spirit of the Magical Tree, 2008