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Juniper
Georg Dionysius Ehret1745
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
In Juniper, Ehret provided a delicate portrayal of the thin stalk and sharp, spreading needle-like juvenile leaves of the juniper. Using translucent washes, Ehret accurately portrayed the berry-like seed cones covered with white wax, giving them an overall sky-blue color.
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Details
- Title: Juniper
- Creator: Georg Dionysius Ehret
- Date Created: 1745
- Location Created: Germany
- Physical Dimensions: 52.5 × 36.7 cm (20 11/16 × 14 7/16 in.)
- Type: Drawing
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Gouache and graphite on vellum
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2009.143.1
- Culture: German
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Tania Norris
- Creator Display Name: Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708 - 1770)
- Classification: Drawings (Visual Works)
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