Leonilla, Harmonillus' sister, hears that her mother and brother have turned into lemon trees and immediately returns from hunting. She sees her mother's tree and because she has golden hair, she turns into an orange tree herself. This print is an illustration for the introduction to G.B. Ferraris book on citrus fruits (Hesperides Sive de Malorum Aureorum Cultura et Usu Libri Quatuor, Rome, 1646). Through mythological stories invented by himself, the author tries to explain the origins of the various lemon varieties.
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Cornelis II Bloemaert
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Domenichino
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| Title | Leonilla Turns into an Orange Tree |
| Date | ca. 1640 - 1646 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2015-BM |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-BM |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8669/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300417629
mythologies (religious concept)
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300015636 landscapes AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25F24(WILD BOAR)
hoofed animals (WILD BOAR)
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25G3 trees Iconclass 25G3(LEMON TREE) trees (LEMON TREE) Iconclass 25G3(ORANGE TREE) trees (ORANGE TREE) Iconclass 31A221 head (human) Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 45C15(BOW AND ARROW) archer's weapons: bow and arrow Iconclass 45C15(BOW) archer's weapons: bow Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 96A18 (story of) Vertumnus Iconclass 96D heroines, female characters from the legendary origins of Rome Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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