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Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
Anselmus de Boodt (1550-1632), watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with opaque white, over black chalk, 1596-1610
This drawing of the Fly agaric is one of ten sheets in the album depicting varieties of mushrooms. Instantly recognizable, these white-spotted red mushrooms were known to be poisonous and have hallucinogenic properties, although there are no inscriptions warning us of these effects. The name of the mushroom is thought to be derived from its traditional use for catching flies when sprinkled in milk.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-BR-2017-1-11-75
- Dimensionsheight 190 mm x width 162 mm
- Physical characteristicspenseel in waterverf en dekverf over zwart krijt, gehoogd met witte dekverf, handschrift in pen in bruin