Redouté. The Book of Flowers - Hardcover

Lack, H. Walter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3836568934 ISBN 13: 9783836568937

Publisher: TASCHEN, 2022

Synopsis

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 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 Redoute'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 Redoute's admixture of accuracy and beauty, it is also a privileged glimpse into the magnificent gardens and greenhouses of a bygone Paris.

About this title

Review:

"One of the most gifted botanical artists in history."

About the Author:

H. Walter Lack is a Professor at the Free University of Berlin and former Director of the Botanical Gardens and Botanical Museum in Berlin-Dahlem. A leading expert in the history of botany, his research focuses on the global transfer of useful and ornamental plants from a cultural historical perspective. He is the author of TASCHEN's Garden of Eden and The Book of Palms.

About this edition

• Publisher: TASCHEN
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 3836568934
• ISBN 13: 9783836568937
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 608