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Praying Hands. (Dürer) Praying Hands ( German: Betende Hände ), also known as Study of the Hands of an Apostle ( Studie zu den Händen eines Apostels ), is a pen-and-ink drawing by the German printmaker, painter and theorist Albrecht Dürer. The work is today stored at the Albertina museum in Vienna, Austria.
Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.
Language of flowers. Floriography ( language of flowers) is a means of cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been practiced in traditional cultures throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa.
The individual flowers are usually pendulous, 0.75–2 in (1.9–5.1 cm) long, with six tepals, [12] white, lavender, or violet in color and usually scentless. The only strongly fragrant species is Hosta plantaginea , which has white flowers up to 4 in (10 cm) long; it is also unusual in that the flowers open in the evening and close by morning.
Dimensions. 23.81 cm × 18.4 cm (9.375 in × 7.25 in) The Holy Family with the Dragonfly, also known as The Holy Family with the Mayfly, The Holy Family with the Locust, and The Holy Family with the Butterfly is an engraving by the German artist Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) from approximately 1495. It is quite small but full of intricate detail.
Albrecht Dürer ( / ˈdjʊərər /; [ 1] German: [ˈʔalbʁɛçt ˈdyːʁɐ]; [ 2][ 3][ 1] 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528), [ 4] sometimes spelled in English as Durer, was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe in his twenties due to ...
Viola mandshurica. Viola mandshurica is a perennial species of violet known by the common names dōng běi jǐn cài ( zh:东北堇菜) meaning 'northeastern violet' in China, jebikkot ( ko:제비꽃) meaning 'sparrow flower' in Korea, and sumire ( ja:菫, ja:スミレ) meaning 'violet' in Japan. [ 1] In Japan, V. mandshurica is considered to ...
The flowers are 2-3 cm in diameter, with a five-lobed velvety corolla ("petals"), and grow in clusters of 3-10 or more on slender stalks called peduncles. Wild species can have violet, purple, pale blue, or white flowers. [2] The plants get their common name "African violet" from their superficial resemblance to true violets (Viola, family ...