[Sca-cooks] Pineapple

[Johnna Holloway]

There's always this famous picture that we discussed back in 2002.
The link is still valid.

Johnnae


> A picture of Kiri's pineapples that she mentioned
> last April on the list 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."
> The exhibition catalogue from the exhibit is now available again in
> paperback by the way.
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> Johnnae llyn Lewis  Johnna Holloway
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