Piante Varie

Piante Varie

This is a collection of drawings of various plants all done by Garzoni (1650). Known for her still-life pieces, Garzoni hones in on the individual plant, examining shape and form of real plant anatomy. This book contains 50 different plants that Garzoni drew. Each plant is drawn with scientific accuracy and is similar to that of a scientific observation journal, where scientists go into the field and examine species. By working for families of power such as the Medici, Garzoni is able to flex her attention to detail by drawing and painting exotic plants that many others would not have access to. Each piece is accompanied by its species, so that they may be identified at later viewing.

Giovanna Garzoni

Garzoni, Giovanna. “Giovanna Garzoni.” Harvard Mirador Viewer. Accessed October 12, 2021. https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:45882947$16i.

Lambert, Craig. “Centuries of Flowers.” Harvard Magazine, August 30, 2016. https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2013/11/centuries-of-flowers.

Rare Book Digitization Project. “[Piante Varie].” Dumbarton Oaks, August 19, 2020. https://www.doaks.org/resources/rare-books/piante-varie.

1650

Jacob Carnes

Paper Book

Drawings in book

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Harvard University, Washington D.C., United States