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The flower species featured in Painting Flowers have been represented in very different ways throughout the history of western art - from the simplicity of the lily to the bold complexity of the sunflower.
Find out more about each flower and its associations. |
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 Tulip
Sunflower
Lily
Rose
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Flower painting goes back a long way.
Representations of the lily were found in a villa in Crete, dating from the Minoan period, about 1580 BCE.
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