Cereale Collection

Ceres / Demeter Crane 1889
CORN PERSONIFIED - WHEAT (triticum) - BARLEY (hordium) - RYE (secale cereale)

Cereal grains
Wheat, Triticum aestivum 1, rye, Secale cereale 2, barley, Hordeum distichon 3, and oats, Avena sativa 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Description of cereal: rice and millet. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives ou lecons du
FLO4721130 Description of cereal: rice and millet. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives ou lecons du monde vegetal", by Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901)

Roman mythology: Ceres, goddess of agriculture, harvests and fertility, holding a sickle
FLO4679713 Roman mythology: Ceres, goddess of agriculture, harvests and fertility, holding a sickle and a bushel of wheat - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Ble tendre - Common wheat, Tritium aestivum (T. hybernum). Handcoloured zincograph by C. Chabot drawn by Miss M. A
FLO4600081 Ble tendre - Common wheat, Tritium aestivum (T. hybernum). Handcoloured zincograph by C. Chabot drawn by Miss M. A

Seneque grass or fragrant oats. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by C
FLO4566223 Seneque grass or fragrant oats. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by C. Mathews from William Baxter's book "English Botanical Phenomenes", 1834

Golden marmoset or lion tamarind - tamarind lion dore - Leontipithecus rosalia. Endangered. With ear of corn, Zea mays
FLO4576488 Golden marmoset or lion tamarind - tamarind lion dore - Leontipithecus rosalia. Endangered. With ear of corn, Zea mays

But (or Indian wheat) and common millet - Corn or maize, Zea mays 1, and millet, Panicum miliaceum 2
FLO4573698 But (or Indian wheat) and common millet - Corn or maize, Zea mays 1, and millet, Panicum miliaceum 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur

Field irrigation machinery for rice cultivation in Asia. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4728551 Field irrigation machinery for rice cultivation in Asia. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T

The village of Fulier in Senegal with a cereal field and a cattle pen - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of
FLO4727596 The village of Fulier in Senegal with a cereal field and a cattle pen - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

The blueberry and poppy fees walk in a field, with musician grasshoppers - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637511 The blueberry and poppy fees walk in a field, with musician grasshoppers - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Description of a cob of wheat, a cob of bearded wheat and oats
FLO4721112 Description of a cob of wheat, a cob of bearded wheat and oats.; (add.info.: Description of a cob of wheat, a cob of bearded wheat and oats.); © Florilegius

An Etruscan warrior and Ceres, goddess of grain crops and agriculture. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert
FLO4703628 An Etruscan warrior and Ceres, goddess of grain crops and agriculture. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Agricultural work: harvest. Miniature depicting the month of July from a psalter, Biblioteca estense de Modene, Italy
VEN5028116 Agricultural work: harvest. Miniature depicting the month of July from a psalter, Biblioteca estense de Modene, Italy; Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Gallerie Estensi, Modena

Agricultural work: haying. Miniature depicting the month of June from a psalter, Biblioteca estense de Modene, Italy
VEN5028112 Agricultural work: haying. Miniature depicting the month of June from a psalter, Biblioteca estense de Modene, Italy; Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Gallerie Estensi, Modena

The great wheat producers: USA, Russia and India, 1909 (illustration)
2248537 The great wheat producers: USA, Russia and India, 1909 (illustration); (add.info.: Illustration in: Je Sais Tout (magazine), France, 09/1909.Agriculture

Wheat threshing by horse, by hand-powered machine, and by mill. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical
FLO4729456 Wheat threshing by horse, by hand-powered machine, and by mill. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T

Soba or buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum. (buckwheat) Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana
FLO4653960 Soba or buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum. (buckwheat) Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto

Mugi or barley, Hordeum distichum (barley). Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana
FLO4653248 Mugi or barley, Hordeum distichum (barley). Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto

Fats and grains including wheat (ble), barley (barley), oats (barley), rice (rice), corn, maize (corn), papyrus
FLO4684679 Fats and grains including wheat (ble), barley (barley), oats (barley), rice (rice), corn, maize (corn), papyrus, sugar (sugar), sorghum (sorghum), bamboo (bamboo), waterlily (nenuphar)

Spelt or dinkled wheat, Tritium spelta 1, buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum 2, and rice, Oryza sativa 3
FLO4573681 Spelt or dinkled wheat, Tritium spelta 1, buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum 2, and rice, Oryza sativa 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur

Rye, Secale cereale, wheat, Triticum aestivum, and ergot or spurred rye, Secale cornutum
5855096 Rye, Secale cereale, wheat, Triticum aestivum, and ergot or spurred rye, Secale cornutum; (add.info.: Rye, Secale cereale, wheat, Triticum aestivum, and ergot or spurred rye, Secale cornutum)

Advertising for Phosphatine Falieres, food for children, 1910 (illustration)
PCT5618424 Advertising for Phosphatine Falieres, food for children, 1910 (illustration); (add.info.: Advertising (claimed) for Phosphatine Falieres, children's food, 1910 - infant food

Rice Recolation - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981933 Rice Recolation - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Rice Recolation - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

A plough 9, wheat kernel 10, magnified kernel 11, and magnified mildewed kernel 12
FLO4728895 A plough 9, wheat kernel 10, magnified kernel 11, and magnified mildewed kernel 12. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T

Barley, Hordeum vulgare 24, winter barley, H. distichon 25, sprat barley, H. zeocriton 26, and six-row barley, H
FLO4729467 Barley, Hordeum vulgare 24, winter barley, H. distichon 25, sprat barley, H. zeocriton 26, and six-row barley, H

Description of the cob of barley, a variety of wheat and rye. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images
FLO4721135 Description of the cob of barley, a variety of wheat and rye. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives ou lecons du monde vegetal"

A B C D : alphabet, book, corn, donkey, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4225008 A B C D : alphabet, book, corn, donkey, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, The nursery alphabet)

Common rye (secale). Cereal, detailed description of the stem, leaf, seed and bearded epis and epi with rye ergots
FLO4598179 Common rye (secale). Cereal, detailed description of the stem, leaf, seed and bearded epis and epi with rye ergots (disease), very toxic

Agricultural work: harvest. Miniature depicting the month of July from a psalter, Biblioteca estense de Modene, Italy
VEN5028123 Agricultural work: harvest. Miniature depicting the month of July from a psalter, Biblioteca estense de Modene, Italy; Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Gallerie Estensi, Modena

Wheat harvesting with a special jug and wheat threshing with a team of horses
FLO4728536 Wheat harvesting with a special jug and wheat threshing with a team of horses. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T

Spelt (spelt), Tritium spelta 4, grain 5, and in bloom 6. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4728753 Spelt (spelt), Tritium spelta 4, grain 5, and in bloom 6. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T

An epi de mais matured, in its dessechees spathes
FLO4721132 An epi de mais matured, in its dessechees spathes.; (add.info.: An epi de mais matured, in its dessechees spathes.); © Florilegius

C for the Corn thant stands in the stack, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4224994 C for the Corn thant stands in the stack, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, The nursery alphabet)

Allegorical representation of Africa, showing a woman lying on a blanket on top of a lion and bushel of wheat
FLO4620511 Allegorical representation of Africa, showing a woman lying on a blanket on top of a lion and bushel of wheat, with hieroglyph-covered buildings and columns in the background

Woman loading wheat, melons and vegetables onto a Roman two-wheeled farm cart Plaustrum drawn by oxen
FLO4703552 Woman loading wheat, melons and vegetables onto a Roman two-wheeled farm cart Plaustrum drawn by oxen. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical

Common wheat, rye, barley and oats - Wheat, Triticumaestivum 1, rye, Secale cereale 2, barley, Hordeum distichon 3
FLO4573399 Common wheat, rye, barley and oats - Wheat, Triticumaestivum 1, rye, Secale cereale 2, barley, Hordeum distichon 3, and oats, Avena sativa 4

Rice Pounding - Pounding rice - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981264 Rice Pounding - Pounding rice - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Rice Pounding - Pounding rice - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Luxor, Thebes: Tombs of the nobles: the tomb of Nakht. Agricultural scene. Vallee of the Nobles
THT4307480 Luxor, Thebes: Tombs of the nobles: the tomb of Nakht. Agricultural scene. Vallee of the Nobles. by Egyptian School; (add.info.: Luxor, Thebes: Tombs of the nobles: the tomb of Nakht)

Preparation of Chinese rice noodles. Engraving after a drawing by FERDINANDUS, in "Le Tour du Monde
LSE4322435 Preparation of Chinese rice noodles. Engraving after a drawing by FERDINANDUS, in " Le Tour du Monde, Nouveau journal des Voyages", edited by Edouard Charton, Paris, 1882

Midday. Painting by Eugene Damascus (1844-1899), oil on canvas, 1893, 116 x 89 cm. French Art, 19th century
LSE4315089 Midday. Painting by Eugene Damascus (1844-1899), oil on canvas, 1893, 116 x 89 cm. French Art, 19th century. Musee de l Ardenne, Charleville Mezieres

Les sibleuses de ble Painting by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) 1854 Dim
JLJ4645641 Les sibleuses de ble Painting by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) 1854 Dim. 1, 31 x 1, 67 m Nantes, Musee des Beaux Arts by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nantes

The lark and its young, with the master of a field (L alouette et ses petits
DUV4214393 The lark and its young, with the master of a field (L alouette et ses petits, avec le maitre d un champ) - Fables by La Fontaine

Einkorn wheat, Triticum monococcum, rye, Secale cereale, and barley variety, Hordeum vulgare distichon. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch

Rye grass, Secale cereale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants)

Rice replanting in the vicinity of Milan in 1954
GIA4749103 Rice replanting in the vicinity of Milan in 1954. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Virgin with Wheat King Louis XII (1462-1515) and Pope Alexander VI (1431-1503
JLJ4587687 The Virgin with Wheat King Louis XII (1462-1515) and Pope Alexander VI (1431-1503) are present. Almighty God holding the Globe blessed the scene while the Holy Spirit protected the Virgin

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"Cereale: A Journey Through Time and Cultures" Step into the world of cereale, where history, art, and agriculture intertwine. From ancient civilizations to modern-day practices, cereal grains have played a significant role in shaping our societies. In 1889, Ceres and Demeter Crane embarked on a mission to celebrate the essence of cereale. Their masterpiece depicted the great harlot of Babylon riding a seven-headed beast while angels cut wheat with the devil as their prisoner. This engraved wood artwork showcased the power and symbolism associated with cereal grains. Traveling eastward, we witness the preparation of Chinese rice noodles in an engraving from 1882. Ferdinandus's drawing captures the intricate process that transforms humble rice into delectable strands of culinary delight. Midday comes alive in Eugene Damascus' painting from 1893. The French artist beautifully portrays a scene where cereal fields bask under the sun's warm embrace. The golden hues dance across his canvas as if paying homage to these essential crops. Gustave Courbet takes us back to 1854 with "Les sibleuses de ble, " showcasing women diligently harvesting wheat fields. Their laborious efforts highlight how vital cereale has been throughout history for sustenance and survival. Delving deeper into antiquity, Gallo-Roman art reveals mosaic paving depicting a rustic calendar adorned with grinding wheels - symbols representing agricultural cycles intertwined with daily life during this era. Nature's harmony is captured in "The Lark and Its Young" painting - reminding us that even amidst vast fields of grain, life thrives beyond human intervention. Exploring various types of cereals brings forth Einkorn wheat and rye (Secale). These ancient grains have stood the test of time, providing nourishment for generations past and present. Fast forward to Milan in 1954 when rice replanting was underway near its vicinity - showcasing how different regions adapt their agricultural practices to suit their unique environments.