Scholarly & Heraldic
Dictamnus Albus
Hans Simon Holtzbecker
An elegant 17th-century botanical gouache featuring delicate pink blossoms and meticulous root detail.
Art for the Bedroom
Quieter paintings and soft palettes suited to a slower, calmer pace.
Soft color, gentle subjects, and quieter compositions help create a slower, more restful mood.
paper
Flowers
Lilly Walther
This delicate 1895 gouache study captures the soft elegance of blooming flowers in a refined vintage palette.
Figure Studies
Flora
Arthur Bowen Davies
A serene and ethereal portrait of a girl in a luminous blue floral gown standing in a sun-dappled meadow.
gouache paint
Cyclamen Purpurascens and Cyclamen Hederifolium
Hans Simon Holtzbecker
This 17th-century botanical illustration captures the delicate beauty of several cyclamen varieties with intricate detail and soft, feminine tones.
gouache paint
Asphodelus ramosus
Hans Simon Holtzbecker
An elegant 17th-century botanical study of a Branched Asphodel plant in bloom.