Redoute Flowers and Fruits

Redoute Flowers and Fruits
Author: Pierre-Joseph Redoute
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2004-04-09
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486996069

Exquisite collection by the most celebrated artist in the history of botanical art includes 184 meticulous reproductions of original watercolors: lilies, tulips, roses, cherries, crocus, and other plants.

The Most Beautiful Flowers

The Most Beautiful Flowers
Author: Pierre Joseph Redouté
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1991
Genre: Flowers
ISBN: 9781873734001

Rare indeed is the artist who is feted by royalty, and at the same time sought after by naturalists and scientists as an active collaborator. Such a painter was Pierre Joseph Redoute, born in 1759 on the Franco-Belgian border. Before Redoute was thirty his fame was established in Paris, where he was to become as renowned as his great neo-classic contemporary, Jacques-Louis David - and highly appreciated and honoured up to the year of his death, 1840. Even as Redoute collaborated with leading naturalists on several books and was rewarded with the title of Dessinateur to the Institut de France, he continued to specialize in roses, lilies, a nd lilacs. Redoute created this collection of masterpieces in 1833 as the pinnacle of his craft. In this lavish work - many of the plates were retouched by hand - he applied every technique and skill he had perfected, bringing art and nature into close harmony. A professional of self-imposed exacting standards, Redoute never abandoned the search for beauty and accuracy - as this magnificently produced volume shows so well. Although sales of his works in his lifetime never enabled him to balance his financial problems, connoisseurs of his turbulent times acclaimed him the Raphael of Flowers, the Rembrandt of Roses.

Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Pierre-Joseph Redouté
Author: Pierre Joseph Redouté
Publisher: NAi Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Botanical illustration
ISBN: 9789462080706

Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840) is the undisputed master of botanical art. His illustrations of flowers occupy the intersection of art and science, and they represent a unique fusion of botanical precision with artistic elegance. This richly illustrated publication presents a wide selection of Redouté's books, drawings and watercolours. Several short essays by Dutch and French specialists deal with different aspects of his art. As court artist to Queen Marie-Antoinette and Empress Joséphine, Redouté drew extraordinary flowers and plants from the Jardin des plantes and the gardens of Malmaison, which made him the darling of Parisian society. Napoleon Bonaparte presented his books as gifts to the crowned heads of Europe, and his pictures illustrated the works of the most eminent scientists of his day. His most famous books, 'Les Liliacées' and 'Les Roses', are among the milestones of botanical literature. Exhibition: Teylers Museum, Haarlem, the Netherlands (19.1.-5.5.2013).

Contemporary Botanical Artists

Contemporary Botanical Artists
Author: Shirley Sherwood
Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1996
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780297822707

Presents a collection of botanical paintings along with descriptions of the artists' techniques and backgrounds.

The Roses

The Roses
Author: Pierre Joseph Redouté
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783822838105

The paintings of roses by the renowned 18th century botanical artist ; this reprint includes all illustration plates from the original 3 volumes of Les Roses first pub. 1817-1824 in Paris.

A Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration

A Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration
Author: H. Walter Lack
Publisher:
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2021-09-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9783836577403

Art meets science in this far-reaching catalogue of botanical illustration. Drawn from the vaults of the National Library of Vienna, these exquisite color reproductions range from 6th-century manuscripts to 19th-century masterpieces and celebrate both the skill of botanical artists and the abundance of natural flora.

Hooker's Finest Fruits

Hooker's Finest Fruits
Author: William Hooker
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1989
Genre: Art
ISBN:

William Hooker was both an artist and a gardener. Commissioned by the Royal Horticultural Society to paint and describe the most attractive and interesting varieties of fruit being cultivated at the time. One hundred of the best have been brought together here in one volume.

Dutch Flower Painting, 1600-1720

Dutch Flower Painting, 1600-1720
Author: Paul Taylor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 227
Release: 1995
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780300053906

At the time of the great tulip speculation of the 1630s in Holland, the most desirable tulip bulbs were auctioned for more money than the most expensive houses in Amsterdam. At the same time flower paintings which were remarkable for their apparent realism were produced all over Holland and purchased by Dutch families as enduring substitutes for the real thing. This beautiful book reveals the fascinating genesis and growth of a whole genre of paintings that has rarely been studied. Paul Taylor begins by discussing Holland's 'tulipomania' and its effect on the way people thought about floral still lifes. He then considers the religious messages associated with the flower paintings, exploring how religious writers spoke of flowers as moral signposts from God and how some flower paintings were meant to remind viewers of the transience of earthly existence. Flower paintings were not bought only as records of luxury objects or for moral edification, however. They were also enjoyed as works of art, as masterpieces of illusion, composition and colour harmony, so Taylor analyses the art-theoretical writings of the time in order to understand how artists and connoisseurs responded to flower pieces. He concludes by analysing the paintings themselves, tracing the development and refinement of the actual practice of flower painting.

Embroideries from an English Garden

Embroideries from an English Garden
Author: Carol Andrews
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-08
Genre: Embroidery
ISBN: 9780903585347

A colorful collection of 15 projects aimed at embroiderers of all levels of experience Here is a celebration of colorful projects in surface embroidery celebrating the seasonal flowers and fruits of the English garden. The book combines surface techniques with traditional designs in an exciting way, producing depth and other realistic effects which will delight and instruct embroiderers of all levels of experience. Full instructions, working diagrams, and color illustrations are used to explain the projects, while a separate section on stitches and techniques provides additional support.