Floral Masterpieces
The finest floral treasures of Pierre-Joseph Redoute
French flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolor paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The darling of wealthy Parisian patrons including Napoleon's Josephine, he was dubbed "the Raphael of flowers," and is regarded to this day as a master...
Floral Masterpieces
The finest floral treasures of Pierre-Joseph Redoute
Trees of Paradise All known genera of the palm family in 240 exquisite illustrations
On December 15, 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794 1868), Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanic Garden, was carried to his grave in a coffin covered with fresh palm leaves. These were a reference to his groundbreaking Historia naturalis palmarum: opus tripartitum (Natural History of Palms: a work in three volumes), published between 1823 and 1853. At the time, this encyclopedic...
Trees of Paradise All known genera of the palm family in 240 exquisite illustrations
Celebrate "the Raphael of flowers," Pierre-Joseph Redoute. This elegant catalogue gathers all engravings from his masterful volumes Roses and Selection of the Most Beautiful Flowers, alongside the most astounding pieces from The Lilies. Astonishing with his admixture of accuracy and beauty, Redoute transports the reader to the magnificent...
Celebrate "the Raphael of flowers," Pierre-Joseph Redoute. This elegant catalogue gathers all engravings from his masterful volumes Roses and Selectio...
