Virginia Rose - Rosa Lucida

by Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Enhance your space with some history from France using the beautiful botanical art of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, known as the “Raphael of flowers.” Part of his classic botanical artwork from his book Les Roses (from 1817-1824), this botanical art depicts the beauty of the Virginia Rose (Rosa Lucida). The beauty of this North American flower is highlighted by its bright pink petals, golden center and dark green leaves.

The uniqueness of Pierre-Joseph Redouté in creating botanical art is evident in his use of stipple engraving to achieve color transitions and petal transparency through the creation of small dots of ink. The botanical art was created under the sponsorship of Empress Joséphine Bonaparte at the Château de Malmaison where the plant is depicted without any other element of a background that would take away from the natural complexities of the flower.