Plants

Question 1

Carnation represents …., in both European and Asian art.

In China the carnation is typically associated with marriage, and often paired with a lily and a butterfly.

It is also a flower often associated with the Virgin Mary,
as carnations were said to have grown on the ground where Mary’s tears fell after the crucifixion, and pink carnations therefore stand for …. or compassionate love.

Answer 1

betrothal
maternal

Question 2

In Starry Night the looming cypress in the foreground might stand either as a … or as a symbol of ….. that connects earth and heaven: beautiful, proportionate and a black
stain on the Provençal countryside.

Answer 2

cenotaph
eternity

Question 3

Cypress often represented …. and even …. as they were evergreen. Also associated with death as so planted in cemeteries. not necessarily in a negative as the height of the tree carries one to the stars (heaven) like in Starry Night,

Answer 3

longevity
immortality

Question 4

The term “laureate’, as in Poet Laureate or Nobel Laureate, derives from the …. bush, which was associated with honour, excellence and victory in the arts and in military combat.

Answer 4

laurel

Question 5

The term “laureate’, as in Poet Laureate or Nobel Laureate, derives from the laurel bush, which was associated with …, …. and …. in the arts and in military combat.

Answer 5

honour
excellence
victory

Question 6

In Cypress Trees Screen by Kano Eitoku, also infused with a spiritual inner energy as it reaches the sky, …. the surrounding …. with its trunk and branches

Answer 6

wrestling
Landscape

Question 7

Cypress also associated with …, so traditional to plant them in cemeteries.

See The Isle of the Dead by Arnold Bocklin

Answer 7

death

Question 8

Whiteness of the lily represents Virgin Mary’s ….

Answer 8

purity

Question 9

Lotus’s roots rise from the stagnant mud of a ….
The petals and the flower (which …. in the morning and …. at night) sit serenely on top of the water surface.

Signifies …. emerging from …. and the interaction of mortal earth with the divine sun.

Answer 9

riverbed
opens
closes

beauty
chaos

Question 10

Palm tree derives its role as food-bearing plant rather than its inherent ….

Essential element of the agriculture in ancient Assyria - seen as the ‘tree of ….’

Association with fertility and nutrition mean victory of …. over ….

Answer 10

beauty
life

life
death

Question 11

Opium is derived from the seed-heads of poppies, so they are frequently seen as a symbol of the effects of opium: …., … and, by extension, …..

Answer 11

sleep
degeneracy
death

Question 12

Hypnos, the Greek god of …, and Nyx, the Renaissance allegory of the …, have a poppy as their attribute.

Christian art - Poppy’s saturated red hue used as a symbol of the …. of Christ. Hence why worn during anniversary of the end of WW1.

Answer 12

sleep
night

blood

Question 13

Sunflowers are an artistic symbol of …. because young sunflowers move to face the sun

Answer 13

devotion

Question 14

The palm also has a place in the Muslim tradition where, as a sign of …, it is associated with heavenly Paradise.

Answer 14

peace

https://medium.com/thinksheet/a-pair-of-eyes-between-her-fingers-2fe617ac5ad3

Question 15

Palm trees have a long tradition in Judeo-Christian symbolism, beginning with Psalm 92:12: “The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree.” Prized in arid regions for its fruit, milk, oil, bark and leaves, the palm tree gained wide acceptance as a sign of …. and …..

Answer 15

Strength
rebirth

Question 16

Lotus position is a symbol of growth towards perfection and enlightenment as the lotus is rooted in the mud at the …. of the pond, but rises and …. above the water.

Answer 16

Bottom
Blooms