Posts Tagged ‘Dutch Golden Age’
Dutch Golden Age’s Flower Queen: Maria Botanical Brilliance van Oosterwijck’s
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 27, 1630 Oh, my precious petaled-pals, what a marvelous day to delve into the life of an extraordinary artist who captured nature’s beauty with unparalleled devotion! Today is the birthday of Maria…
Read MoreBlossoms Eternal: Remembering Abraham Mignon on His Final Day
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 21, 1679 On this day, dear readers, we bid farewell to a master whose brushstrokes captured nature’s ephemeral beauty with an immortality his own life was cruelly denied. On the summer solstice,…
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