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image Ambrosius Bosschaert I (1573–1621)
Basket of Flowers1600–1620
Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Photo: Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
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image Jacob Marrel (1614–1681)
A Glass Vase with Flowersc. 1669
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
Photo: Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
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image Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750)
Posy1690–1695
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
Photo: Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg/ bpk. Photo: Elke Walford
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image Jean-Michel Picart (c. 1600–1682)
Still-Life of FlowersFinnish National Gallery
Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Yehia Eweis
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image Jan Brueghel I (1568–1625), follower of
Vase with FlowersFinnish National Gallery
Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Aaltonen
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image Antoine Watteau (1684–1721)
The Swingc. 1712
Finnish National Gallery
Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Aaltonen
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image Ferdinand von Wright (1822–1906)
In the Garden of Haminalahti1856–57
Finnish National Gallery
Ateneum Art Museum
Photo: Finnish National Gallery, Hannu Aaltonen
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image David Gerard (c. 1640–1523)
Virgin and Child in a Landscapec. 1520
Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Photo: Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
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image Unknown artist
Virgin and Child Seated in a Garden1520–1530
Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Photo: Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
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image Friedrich August Andorff (1819–1875)
Carl Linnaeus in his Lapland DressFinnish National Gallery
Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Kirsi Halkola
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image Jan Brueghel II (c. 1601–1678)
Noli me tangere1640
Finnish National Gallery
Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Kirsi Halkola
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Unknown artist
Virgin and Child Seated in a Garden1520–1530
Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Photo: Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
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image Albert Edelfelt (1854–1905)
Portrait of Mrs. Anna Sinebrychoff1884
Finnish National Gallery
Ateneum Art Museum
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Jenni Nurminen
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image Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770)
Papaya1750–1773
National Library of Finland
National Library of Finland
Photo: National Library of Finland
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image Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770)
Magnolia1750–1773
Linnaeus Museum, Uppsala
Linnaeus Museum, Uppsala
Illustrations from Christoph Jacob Trew’s Uitgezochte Planten
Photo: Linnaeus Museum, Uppsala
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image Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770)
Lilio-Narcissos1750–1773
Linnaeus Museum, Uppsala
Linnaeus Museum, Uppsala
Illustrations from Christoph Jacob Trew’s Uitgezochte Planten
Photo: Linnaeus Museum, Uppsala
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Cup, Bowl, Teacup and two Dishes from the ‘Linneaus Service’, China1750s
Linnaeus Museum, Uppsala
Linnaeus Museum, Uppsala
Photo: Photo: Mikael Wallerstedt. Uppsala Universitet.
Linnaeus and Glimpses of Paradise
Gardens have always been a source of wellbeing and joy, with flowers providing both visual and olfactory delight. Gardeners prided themselves with their rare plants. Every gardener creates a personal paradise.
