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Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.

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Contents

Introduction
1Introduction to flowers
Types of flowers
2Flowers: Roses
3Flowers: Calla lilies
4Flowers: Tulips
19th century
5Flowers: A 19th Century perspective
6Early floral arrangements
7Circle of Mary Dillwyn: Flowers (ca 1853)
8Eugène Atget: Flowers and nature studies
9Charles Hippolyte Aubry: Botanical and flower studies
10Eugène Chauvigné: Flowers
11Adolphe Braun: Flower studies
12Ogawa Kazumasa: Flowers
Floral rememberances
13Floral memorials and floral wreaths
Pictorialism
14Flowers: A Pictorialist perspective
20th century
15Flowers: Through the 20th Century
16Edwin Hale Lincoln: Wildflowers and orchids of the North-Eastern United States
17Charles Jones: Flowers
18Dain L. Tasker: X-rays of flowers
19Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1952)
20Karl Blossfeldt: Books
21Karl Blossfeldt's Original "Urformen der Kunst" / "Art Forms in Nature"
22Albert Renger-Patzsch: Flowers and botanical studies
23Max Baur: Flowers
24Imogen Cunningham: Flowers, leaves and plant forms
25Robert Mapplethorpe: Flowers
26Cy Decosse: Gioco di Luce / Play of the Light
27Ron van Dongen: Flora
28Charles Grogg: Sent from the Garden
29Jan Saudek: The Story of Flowers (ca 1987)
Studies
30Flower studies (Part I)
31Flower studies (Part II)
Flower genera and species
32The study of specific genera or species

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