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The revered tradition of botanical illustration dates back to the Renaissance

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Redouté. Roses Medieval Money progress and fashion have sweptThe revered tradition of botanical illustration dates 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. With a remarkable skill that captured the most intricate subjects in nature, Pierre Joseph Redout is widely considered the best painter and engraver of botanical illustration. Working from live plants rather than from the herbarium