These flowers are arranged in the same composition as those in the painting on the easel, which, in turn, is nearly identical to a painting that Ruysch had painted the previous year.

Flowers have their own vast language, communicating love, disdain and everything in between. Throughout history, LGBTQ communities have also used the subtle language of flowers to broadcast ...

Exotic flowers captured the attention of the art world, too. No Dutch flower painter was more renowned in her time than Rachel Ruysch, whose exquisite still lifes sold for even more than ...

In celebration of the upcoming new film The Color Purple, the Smithsonian Gardens, in partnership with the National Museum of African American History and Culture, hosted a webinar to unearth the ...

Whether pale lavender, deep violet, or moody plum, purple flowers are sure to win plenty of admiration in the garden. Famed for their powerful yet calming hues, purple flowering annual and ...

The retired surgeon in his late 80s is a prolific painter, and all the works of art he created, save for a few personal ones, have been relocated to the Islamic Center of the Capital District ...

And (they believe) if they just ignore it, that it will go away.” Sharon Stone's "A State of Affairs," one of almost 20 of the actor's paintings on show at her new exhibition.