The Secret Language of Flowers by Jean-Michel Othoniel
During his 2012 residency at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel (born 1964) delved into the archives of the magnificent garden that Isabella Stewart Gardner, the first American woman to graduate with a degree in horticulture, cultivated around her residence. Othoniel examined the museum (where nothing has been moved since its owners died) and photographed the flowers in the tapestries, ironwork, architecture, furnishings and paintings, in such masterpieces as van Dyck's Portrait of a Woman with its innocuous rose, Piermatteo d'Amelia's Annunciation with its majestic lily and Bartolom Bermejo's Saint Engracia with its enigmatic palm. This giftworthy volume presents his art-historical ABC of these flowers, from Acanthus to Zea Mays.Catherine Grenier is director of contemporary collections at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris.
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| ISBN 13 | 9782330048129 |
| ISBN 10 | 2330048122 |
| Title | The Secret Language of Flowers |
| Author | Jean-Michel Othoniel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Actes Sud |
| Year published | 2018-07-19 |
| Number of pages | 182 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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