Flowers Of The Renaissance

Product Description

Flowers pop up everywhere in Renaissance art. Why are there pinks in a pot above a Crivelli Madonna, roses scattered across Botticelli's Primavera & columbines in the borders of many a fifteenth-century manuscript? This is the first book to explore how & why flowers feature so extensively in the extraordinary art of the Renaissance. Choosing twenty favourite plants, the author introduces each & then describes & illustrates a number of wonderful examples. The new naturalism in Renaissance art makes every one clearly identifiable but there is also still a reason & meaning behind each chosen flower. Even their names can be loaded with meaning & the attributes of these flowers were well known to their original audience. Today we need to have these things explained
- whether the flower is in a Tudor portrait, a tapestry, a Leonardo, a piece of jewellery or even on a plate or spoon. These flowers were valued by everyone from emperors to needlewomen: this delightful & revelatory book seeks out these hidden treasures & provides an unrivalled exploration of their beauty & their significance.