Redout?. Selection of the Most Beautiful Flowers

by Werner Dressendorfer and H. Walter Lack

Pierre-Joseph Redout (1759-1840) was forever in high demand. Official court draftsman to Queen Marie Antoinette (who purportedly summoned him at midnight to paint a cactus), and later a favorite of Jos phine Bonaparte, the artist brought flowers to the highest of places, and offset the chaotic upheaval of the French Revolution with the delicacy of perfectly drawn petals.

This reprint brings together 144 examples of Redout 's flower, branch,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836505150
• ISBN13: 9783836505154
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 8.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 14.0" x 17.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher