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Chili pepper
(Capsicum anuum) with butterfly, caterpillar and chrysalis Hand-coloured etching, 52.5 x 34.5, by Pieter Sluyter, 1705 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| A taxonomic depiction of a single pepper plant rising on a slender stem, its fruits turning from green to a deep crimson and imparting a note of sober order, while fresh blossoms speak of ongoing growth; among the leaves a caterpillar and a butterfly go about their course, marking the steady, familiar rhythms that bring a garden to life. |
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