The language of flowers in nineteenth-century American painting.

From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: October 1, 1999| Author: Walsh, Judith | Copyright information

Flowers are among the universal symbols used in art. Their fragility, color, odor, habit of growth, or use in healing have all suggested symbolic meanings for writers and artists. First codified in the emblem books of the Renaissance, floral symbolism in the Western tradition most often refers to religious tenets. During the Victorian era a new, systematic floral vocabulary known as the "language of flowers" was developed in Europe and the Americas.(1) It was popularized through sc...

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