The Botanical Brilliance of Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 2, 1519 On this day, the world bid farewell to Leonardo da Vinci, the mathematician, scientist, painter, and botanist. Ah, Leonardo, a true Renaissance man, a master of all trades. Like a…

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Joachim Patinir: The Maestro of Renaissance Landscapes

Joachim Patinir

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 5, 1524 On this day, dear readers, we bid farewell to a luminary of the artistic world, one Joachim Patinir. A name that may not roll off the tongue with ease, yet…

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The Great Piece of Turf: Albrecht Dürer’s Botanical Eye

Albrecht Dürer's Self-Portrait at 28, 1500, Alte Pinakothek, Munich (colorized and enhanced).

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 6, 1528 Dearest reader, On this day, we mark the anniversary of the death of the extraordinary German artist Albrecht Dürer, a master painter, engraver, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist from Nuremberg. By…

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Joachim Patinir and the Birth of the World Landscape

Joachim Patinir

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 5, 1524 Dearest reader, On this day, Joachim Patinir was born—a visionary of the Flemish Renaissance who forever changed how we behold the natural world in art. Have you ever paused before…

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