Synopses & Reviews
Daffodils, daisies, peonies, sweet peas, violets, roses, and other flowers, exquisitely rendered by the great botanical artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté, grace the pages of this brilliant collection. Colorists will love these finely detailed, ready-to-color floral illustrations, lovingly adapted from Redouté's magnificent originals. 30 black-and-white line illustrations.
Synopsis
Hailed by botanists for their scientific accuracy and by lovers of fine art for their peerless beauty, the botanical illustrations of Pierre-Joseph Redoute appear in reproduction in millions of homes all over the world. This exquisitely rendered, ready-to-color collection features finely detailed adaptations of floral illustrations created by the great botanical artist at the behest of Empress Josephine, who maintained extensive gardens at her grand estate of Malmaison.
Included here are 30 detailed, accurate illustrations of daffodils, daisies, peonies, sweet peas, violets, roses (Redoute's specialty), and other flowers. Colorists can bring their own conceptions of color and hue to these superb illustrations, or they can use the cover illustrations for inspiration and guidance in faithful re-creations of the master's work.
Synopsis
splendid daffodils, daisies, peonies, violets, roses, other flowers adapted from Redoute paintings.
Synopsis
Thirty splendid illustrations of daffodils, daisies, peonies, violets, roses, and other flowers appear in this collection of finely detailed, ready-to-color floral illustrations. Painstakingly adapted from Redouté's magnificent originals.