[Taxacom] Identification of a tree in Titian's Andrians

[Quentin Groom]

I'm guessing it is just a generic tree, but if I had to choose a 
species, Alnus cordata (Lois.) Desf. seems to fit with the form, 
location, habitat and leaf shape.
Quentin

Tony Irwin wrote:
> The growth form of the tree and the round leaflets suggest Fraxinus ornus.
> (The fowl is Numida meleagris - Helmeted Guinea Fowl - widely domesticated
> in Europe for millennia)
> Tony Irwin
>
> Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department, Castle Museum Study Centre,
> Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ, England.
> Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail: tony.irwin at btinternet.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu]On Behalf Of Jim L. Reveal
> Sent: 08 March 2013 12:43
> To: TAXACOM
> Subject: [Taxacom] Identification of a tree in Titian's Andrians
>
>
> The identity of a tree depicted in Tiziano Vecelli's -- better known at
> Titian -- painting entitled "The Bacchanal of the Andrians", done around
> 1523-1526 which may be seen at the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain, has
> come into question. A member of the Venetian school, this work was done in
> Venice and likely is a tree found in that portion of Italy.
> Opinion on the identity of the tree to the right of center with a large fowl
> in the upper branches is requested.
> See: http://jamesesz.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/bacanal_de_los_andrios.jpg
>
> A detail of the tree may be seen for two days at:
>
> http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/WWW/TitianAndrians02.jpg
>
> Jim Reveal
>
> James L. Reveal, Professor
> L.H. Bailey Hortorium, 412 Mann Building
> Department of Plant Biology
> Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853-4301
> http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/
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