# Gardens and botanicals

Flowers were studied before they were painted for pleasure, and the two impulses run together here: the botanist's careful plate, the gardener's border, the still life cut from a summer morning. Most of these works were made to record a plant exactly; many ended up as much admired for their colour.

- [Irises](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/irises-met-436528), Vincent van Gogh, 1890. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Irises at Horikiri (Horikiri no hanashobu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/irises-at-horikiri-horikiri-no-hanashobu-from-the-series-one-aic-26611), Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Cherry Blossoms in the Wind](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/cherry-blossoms-in-the-wind-cma-148387), Utagawa Toyokuni, late 1790s. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [Garland of Flowers with Adoration of the Shepherds](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/garland-of-flowers-with-adoration-of-the-shepherds-nga-106787), Frans Francken the Younger, c. 1625/1630. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Portrait of a Young Girl with Rose](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-a-young-girl-with-rose-si-saam-2019-6-1), Oliver Tarbell Eddy, ca. 1838. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [A Rose](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-rose-met-14931), Thomas Anshutz, 1907. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [The Vase of Tulips](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-vase-of-tulips-aic-14561), Paul Cézanne, c. 1890. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Roses in a Vase](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/roses-in-a-vase-cma-120286), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1890. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [The Agony in the Garden](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-agony-in-the-garden-nga-4365), Sebald Beham, 1522. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Drake and lotus flowers](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/drake-and-lotus-flowers-si-fsg-f1919-113), Huang Jucai, 1279-1368. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/still-life-with-flowers-a-snail-and-insects-met-382608), Joris Hoefnagel, 1589. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Holi Festival in a Walled Garden with Celebrants](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/holi-festival-in-a-walled-garden-with-celebrants-aic-210513), c. 1764. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Paulownias and Chrysanthemums](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/paulownias-and-chrysanthemums-cma-140476), Sakai Hōitsu, early 1800s. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [Girl with Reticule and Rose](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/girl-with-reticule-and-rose-nga-59901), Joseph Whiting Stock, c. 1840. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Still Life with Fan and Roses](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/still-life-with-fan-and-roses-si-saam-1979-149), Thomas Hovenden, 1874. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [Garden View, Brooklyn](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/garden-view-brooklyn-met-853646), Fidelia Bridges, ca. 1867. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Flowers of the Four Seasons](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/flowers-of-the-four-seasons-aic-60503), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th/19th century. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Study of a Tulip (Wit en root boode)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/study-of-a-tulip-wit-en-root-boode-cma-80646), Pieter Holsteyn II, c. 1645. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [Bouquet of Flowers in a Glass Vase](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/bouquet-of-flowers-in-a-glass-vase-nga-94743), Ambrosius Bosschaert, 1621. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Quail and flowers](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/quail-and-flowers-si-fsg-f1909-249c), Zhao Boju, 18th century. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/poem-by-kamo-no-chomei-with-underpainting-of-cherry-blossoms-met-44861), Hon'ami Kōetsu, 1606. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [July, from Twelve Months of Flowers](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/july-from-twelve-months-of-flowers-aic-127986), Henry Fletcher, n.d.. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Birds and Flowers](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/birds-and-flowers-cma-125884), Kano Mitsunobu, late 1500s. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [A Hanging Bouquet of Flowers](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-hanging-bouquet-of-flowers-nga-76211), Abraham Mignon, probably 1665/1670. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.