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What is Botanical Art
​and Illustration?

Botanical art and illustration combine art and science.
Artists aim to record accurate information about the shapes, structures, colours, life cycle and habits of unique species of plants and flowers while also providing a pleasing image

Learn more 
​about ​the purpose of and differences between botanical art and botanical illustration in 
​What is botanical art?

Featured image (Summer 2025)

Martin Schongauer (German, about 1450/1453 - 1491) Studies of Peonies, about 1472 - 1473, Gouache and waterolor 25.7 x 33 cm (10 1/8 x 13 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

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