[Sca-cooks] Pineapple--Kiri's pineapple

[johnna holloway]

A picture of Kiri's pineapples that she mentioned
earlier this month can be found here:
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2002/slideshow/slide-163-4.htm
They were painted by Jacopo Ligozzi (1547-1626) who was invited
by the second grand duke of Tuscany, Francesco I (1541-1587)
to join his court. "Seventeen of Ligozzi's works are displayed,
the largest number ever seen outside of Italy. Among them are
the first known drawing of a pineapple from South America,
the American Century Plant newly brought from Mexico, and
Mourning Iris and Spanish Iris."
So we don't have to wait for the exhibition catalogue.

Johnnae llyn Lewis  Johnna Holloway