Painted in 1939 on the eve of World War II, Matisse’s Daisies at the Art Institute of Chicago transforms a simple bouquet into a radiant celebration of colour, light, and resilience.
David Hockney’s Daffodils
Created during pandemic lockdown, David Hockney’s vibrant iPad painting Daffodils captures spring’s triumphant arrival in Normandy — a luminous, hopeful celebration of nature’s resilience embodied in his memorable phrase, ‘They can’t cancel the Spring.’
Sweet Violet
Explore the Vienna Dioscurides, a 6th-century fusion of art and science, preserving De Materia Medica through exquisite botanical illustrations and imperial patronage.
Bernardino Luini’s the Madonna of the Carnation
In Madonna of the Carnation, Bernardino Luini transforms the carnation into a quiet symbol of divine love, purity, and foreshadowed sacrifice within an intimate mother-and-child scene.
The March Marigold by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
Burne-Jones’ March Marigold celebrates a flower that transcends cultures — sun, healing, remembrance, and joy — from ancient Rome and Mexico’s Day of the Dead to India’s vibrant festivals.
The Twelve Months of Flowers by Pieter Casteels III
Sara Coleridge’s seasonal poem and Casteels’ Twelve Months of Flowers share a structured vision of time as cyclical abundance, where each month is translated into natural and decorative imagery, turning lived seasonal change into ordered aesthetic display and visual poetry.
Irises by Vincent van Gogh
Irises by Vincent van Gogh captures vibrant movement and color, transforming simple garden flowers into a vivid, expressive study of nature, light, and emotion.