Renaissance artists painted flowers as both the main subject and the backdrop for some of the most important works of art in tempera on panel, oil on canvas, and fresco.

As if by magic, some of Chicago`s medieval art treasures sprout to life each spring. The spell, which lasts for a brief weekend at ”Flowers as Art,” is cast by Wilmette florist Medard Lange ...

Focus on Flowers is a weekly podcast and public radio program about flower gardening hosted by master gardener Moya Andews. ... Renaissance Botanical Art. By Moya Andrews ...

During the Renaissance, a period of artistic and intellectual awakening, painters developed innovative techniques that revolutionised the art world. These methods, driven by a desire to depict the ...

In the Legion of Honor’s Renaissance gallery, a new 400-year-old acquisition sparkles with a vibrancy belying its age. San Francisco is the new home to Lavinia Fontana’s 400-year-old painted ...

A 15th-century painting -- a Renaissance altar piece that turned up in a church storage closet here 50 years ago -- was escorted back to St. James Cathedral yesterday with song and pageantry after ...

Renaissance artists painted flowers as both the main subject and the backdrop for some of the most important works of art in tempera on panel, oil on canvas, and fresco.

Recognizing flower forms may help you to cash in on fine art.Flowers have been important subjects in fine art for centuries. Renaissance artists painted flowers as both the main subject and the ...