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Decoration and ornament - Plant forms

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Decoration and ornament
Flowers in art
Plants in art
Decoration and ornament
Flowers in art
Plants in art

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Images about Decoration and ornament - Plant forms

3 images from works
  • God stands in the centre of Eden; to the left he breathes life into Adam. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.
  • God creates Eve; she tempts Adam. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.
  • The fall; expelled from Eden, Adam and Eve raise a family and set to work. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.

Works from the collections

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    Art forms in nature : examples from the plant world photographed direct from nature / by Professor Karl Blossfeldt; with an introduction by Karl Nierendorf.

    Blossfeldt, Karl, 1865-1932. | Date: 1929
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    The flora of the Assyrian monuments and its outcomes / by E. Bonavia.

    Bonavia, E. (Emanuel), 1826?-1908. | Date: 1894
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    The fall; expelled from Eden, Adam and Eve raise a family and set to work. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.

    | Date: [1765] | Reference: 20708i
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    The plant in creative and industrial art / edited by Martin Gerlach ; theory of style by A. Seder ; preface by A. Ilg.

    | Date: [1887-]
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    Flowers and plants for designers and schools / photographed from nature by Henry Irving, with text and notes by Edward F. Strange.

    Strange, Edward Fairbrother, 1862-1929. | Date: 1907

Related topics

Trees
Shame
Eden
God
Flowers - Symbolic aspects

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