Redoute's Fabulous Flowers Redoute Pierre-JosephPaperback
Redoute's Fabulous Flowers Redoute Pierre-JosephPaperback Pierre-Joseph Redout (1759-1840) ranks among the most highly regarded botanical illustrators in history. The official court artist for Louis…
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Redoute's Fabulous Flowers Redoute Pierre-JosephPaperback
Pierre-Joseph Redout (1759-1840) ranks among the most highly regarded botanical illustrators in history. The official court artist for Louis XVI and art tutor to Marie Antoinette, he survived the Terror and received the patronage of Napoleon's wife, Empress Josephine.Today the appreciation of Redout 's masterworks is no longer limited to aristocratic circles. Known as the "Raphael of Flowers" for his meticulously accurate watercolors of roses, lilies, and other flowers, Redout dominated botanical art from 1790 to 1830.
This original compilation presents 80 exquisite renderings of his finest works, with each image accompanied by a brief caption. Hailed by botanists for their scientific accuracy and by lovers of fine art for their peerless beauty, the artist's floral illustrations appear in reproductions in millions of homes around the world. In addition to its value as a