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The ''Paradiesgärtlein'' (''Garden of Paradise'') is a panel painting created around 1410. The painter is unknown, referred to as the ''Upper Rhenish Master'' or formerly ''Master of the (Frankfurter) Paradiesgärtlein''. The painting is executed in mixed techniques on wood; it measures about 26 by 33 centimetres. It is on display at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, Germany. The painting belongs to the ''Maria im Rosenhag'' (''Mary in the rose bower'') type, but the painter adapted that style uniquely. In contrast to depictions current at the time, the Virgin Mary is not depicted in the centre of the image, but in the upper left corner, engrossed in a book. She is surrounded by Saints. To her right, Saint Dorothy is plucking a cherry, Saint Barbara is drawing water from a well, and Saint Cecilia holds a psaltery, on which the Child Jesus is plucking the strings. At the feet of Saint George, there is a small dead dragon, and at those of Archangel Michael, a small black demon. Saint Oswald is leaning against a tree trunk. The ''Paradiesgärtlein'' is one of the earliest paintings to naturalistically depict plants; they are all clearly recognisable. Most are Marian symbols. Near the wall, the birds are also realistic. ==Flora and fauna== The painting depicts: ;Plants ''Aquilegia'', ''Veronica'', strawberry, ''Alchemilla'', daisy, wallflower, ''Vinca'', cherry, clover, lily, snowflake, lily of the valley, ''Malva'', oxeye daisy, ''Dianthus'', ''Paeonia'', rose, ''Primula veris'', iris, mustard, red deadnettle, violet, ''Plantago'', ''Chrysanthemum'', ''Aster'', ''Hypericum'', ''Matthiola''. ;Birds Common kingfisher, great tit, Eurasian bullfinch, golden oriole, common chaffinch, European robin, great spotted woodpecker, Bohemian waxwing, European goldfinch, long-tailed tit, blue tit, hoopoe. ; Insects Dragonfly, large white 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paradiesgärtlein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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