Redoute. The Book of Flowers

Hardback

Main Details

Title Redoute. The Book of Flowers
Authors and Contributors      By (author) H. Walter Lack
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:608
Dimensions(mm): Height 345,Width 250
Category/GenreArt and design styles - c 1800 to c 1900
Individual artists and art monographs
Animals and nature in art (still life, landscapes and seascapes, etc)
Trees, wildflowers and plants
ISBN/Barcode 9783836568937
ClassificationsDewey:759.4
Audience
General
Edition Multilingual edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Taschen GmbH
Imprint Taschen GmbH
Publication Date 7 October 2022
Publication Country Germany

Description

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.

Author Biography

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, The Book of Palms and Redoute. The Book of Flowers.

Reviews

One of the most gifted botanical artists in history. * Victoria Magazine *