Celebrate “the Raphael of flowers,” Pierre-Joseph Redouté. 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, Redouté transports the reader to the magnificent greenhouses and gardens of a bygone Paris.
French flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté (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 wife Josephine, he was dubbed “the Raphael of flowers,” and is regarded to this day as a master of botanical illustration.
This elegant catalogue brings together all engravings from Redouté’s illustrations of Roses and Choix des plus belles fleurs (Selection of the Most Beautiful Flowers) and the most astounding images from The Lilies. Offering a vibrant overview of Redouté’s admixture of accuracy and beauty, it is also a privileged glimpse into the magnificent gardens and greenhouses of a bygone Paris.
French flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté (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 wife Josephine, he was dubbed “the Raphael of flowers,” and is regarded to this day as a master of botanical illustration.
This elegant catalogue brings together all engravings from Redouté’s illustrations of Roses and Choix des plus belles fleurs (Selection of the Most Beautiful Flowers) and the most astounding images from The Lilies. Offering a vibrant overview of Redouté’s admixture of accuracy and beauty, it is also a privileged glimpse into the magnificent gardens and greenhouses of a bygone Paris.
About the author:
Prof. Dr. H. Walter Lack은 Botanic Garden과 Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem의 디렉터이자 베를린의 자유대학 교수이다. 식물학 역사에 있어서 선두적 전문가인 그는, 인간의 문화사적 관점에서 지구 변화와 장식 식물에 특별한 관심을 두고 있다. 그는 TASCHEN의 Garden of Eden(2001)의 저자이기도 하다.
Prof. Dr. H. Walter Lack은 Botanic Garden과 Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem의 디렉터이자 베를린의 자유대학 교수이다. 식물학 역사에 있어서 선두적 전문가인 그는, 인간의 문화사적 관점에서 지구 변화와 장식 식물에 특별한 관심을 두고 있다. 그는 TASCHEN의 Garden of Eden(2001)의 저자이기도 하다.
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