The late Rachel “Bunny” Mellon was half of one of the nation’s most renowned philanthropic art-collecting couples. She and her husband, banking scion Paul Mellon, were major benefactors behind museums ...

A medieval masterpiece, Hiroshige’s floating world, Goya’s prints and more delights for the eye.

Flourishing: Chinese Chrysanthemum cultivar, from 'The Golden Age of Botanical Art' One of the perks of being a writer who gardens is the books that drop through my letterbox to review. I’m rarely ...

GLENCOE, Ill. -- Rare book lovers, botanists and anyone who loves plant life will be pleased with a new exhibit that opens Sept. 18 at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Plants in Print: The Age of Botanical ...

When the two broad fields of art and science intertwine, discoveries become sublime and unexpected approaches to problems are born. This collection of eight notable titles from the past year includes ...

In the mid-19th century, Anna Atkins – a botanist and photographer from Kent – published the first book with photographs as illustrations, in a guide to British algae, ferns and flowering plants. Some ...

Botanical art is having a moment. From Sabyasachi’s floral wallpaper to schools books replete with plant-inspired illustrations, botanicals are everywhere With Amitav Ghosh’s latest book, Gun Island, ...

From May 11, the botanical drawings of Rory McEwen are to be exhibited at Kew. McEwen was a musician, television personality and important figure in the London scene of the Sixties, but is most ...