{"product_id":"redoute-roses-1","title":"Redouté. Roses","description":"The revered tradition of \u003cb\u003ebotanical illustration \u003c\/b\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, \u003cb\u003ePierre-Joseph Redouté\u003c\/b\u003e is widely considered the best \u003cb\u003epainter and engraver of botanical illustration\u003c\/b\u003e. Working from live plants rather than from the herbarium specimens gave his watercolors unusual \u003cb\u003esubtlety and freshness\u003c\/b\u003e. He was also an \u003cb\u003einnovator in printing techniques\u003c\/b\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 \u003cb\u003eMarie Antoinette\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEmpress Josephine Bonaparte\u003c\/b\u003e, thus ensuring that his work was well-funded and displayed.His impressive collection comprises over 2,000 paintings of plants rendered with \u003cb\u003egreat accuracy and strict adherence to nature\u003c\/b\u003e. In this exquisite edition of Les Roses, Redouté turns his attention to the \u003cb\u003emost romantic, desirable, and evocative flower\u003c\/b\u003e. Originally published in three volumes between 1817 and 1824, it remains his most famous and celebrated work.","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42523639349284,"sku":"9783836595711","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9783836595711.jpg?v=1780602020","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/redoute-roses-1","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}