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Collection Online as of July 19, 2026

A vertically oriented hand-colored engraving depicts a large yellow lemon and its cross-section floating above an architectural scene. At the upper center, a pink banner reads "Limon Ponzino da Neapoli." In the foregrounded "Palazzo del N.H. Cornaro à Fiesso," figures with light skin tones work in a symmetrical garden. Framed by a black border on cream paper, the composition juxtaposes botanical specimens with a detailed palace and grounds.

Nurnbergische Hesperides: No. 125 - Limon Ponzino da Neapoli. Palazzo del N. H. Cornaro à Fiesso

c. 1708

Joseph de Montalegre

(Hungarian)
published by

Johoann Christoph Volckamer

(German)
Hungary
engraving, hand-colored
Gift of Kennedy & Company, NY, for The Donald Gray Memorial Collection 1946.178
Location: Not on view

Description

The title of this set refers to Hercules, a mythological figure who must complete a series of difficult tasks. One of these was procuring the golden apples of the Hesperides, the nymphs who guarded this precious fruit. Hesperides also refers to books on citrus fruit, as it was once thought that the golden apples were actually Spanish oranges.
  • The Flowering of the Botanical Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-July 3, 2016).
    The Perennial Garden: 18th and 19th Century Botanical Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 3-July 31, 1983).
    Flower and Fruit Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 25-October 10, 1960).
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