{"product_id":"redoutzs-roses-9783836595711","title":"Redouté. Roses","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe revered tradition of \u003cstrong\u003ebotanical illustration \u003c\/strong\u003edates back to the Renaissance. It emerged from the desire to catalog nature in its unpredictable splendor, and the process demanded the most precise and talented of artists.\u003cbr\u003eWith a remarkable skill that captured the most intricate subjects in nature, \u003cstrong\u003ePierre-Joseph Redouté\u003c\/strong\u003e is widely considered the best \u003cstrong\u003epainter and engraver of botanical illustration\u003c\/strong\u003e. Working from live plants rather than from the herbarium specimens gave his watercolors unusual \u003cstrong\u003esubtlety and freshness\u003c\/strong\u003e. He was also an \u003cstrong\u003einnovator in printing techniques\u003c\/strong\u003e, introducing \"stipple-engraving\" to France, always striving for greater exactitude in his art. Redouté fortuitously acquired some of the most influential patrons of the time, including \u003cstrong\u003eMarie Antoinette\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEmpress Josephine Bonaparte\u003c\/strong\u003e, thus ensuring that his work was well-funded and displayed.His impressive collection comprises over 2,000 paintings of plants rendered with \u003cstrong\u003egreat accuracy and strict adherence to nature\u003c\/strong\u003e. In this exquisite edition of \u003cem\u003eLes Roses, \u003c\/em\u003eRedouté turns his attention to the \u003cstrong\u003emost romantic, desirable, and evocative flower\u003c\/strong\u003e. Originally published in three volumes between 1817 and 1824, it remains his most famous and celebrated work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLack, H. Walter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH. Walter Lack\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eGarden of Eden, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Palms \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eRedouté. The Book of Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552679821586,"sku":"9783836595711","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9897b5a9-8722-436a-abde-833fe0b97d4d.jpg?v=1754897527","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/redoutzs-roses-9783836595711","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}