The Gardens of Jean de Croÿ, Count of Solre, in Madrid and the "Offering to Flora" by Juan van der Hamen

Fictions of Abundance in Early Modern Madrid: Hospitality, Consumption, and Artistic Identity in the Work of Juan van der Hamen y León

“… 70. As Scheffler and Ramón-Laca, 2005a, 136, have shown, the 1638 inventory of Solre’s properties mentions citrus trees and other fruit and vegetable plants. For a discussion of Solre’s second residency, see ibid., 135–36. …”

“… 85. As Scheffler and Ramón-Laca, 2005a, 135–36, have shown, Solre was a lover of artificial re-creations of nature. …”

“… 93. Scheffler and Ramón-Laca, 2005a, 141. For a list of these sculptures as it appears in Solre’s 1638 inventory, see Helmstutler di Dio and Coppel, 221–24. …”