Dutch painter Cornelius Bloemaert (1603-1692) devoted himself to printmaking, focusing on hand-colored fruit engravings. Recognizing his talent, Giovanni Battista Ferrari (1584-1655) assembled and published Bloemaert’s engravings in Hesperides, Sive De Malorum Aureorum culture etude Libri Quatuor (1646). This work was devoted exclusively to life-sized drawings of citrus fruit grown in Rome, embellished with ribbons labeling the specimen names. Ferrari served as the Horticultural Advisor to the Papal family, managing the Barberini Palace garden in Rome. The gardens showed the rarest plants from Asia, Africa, and America. This work became a leading source for botanical definitions. 
We are deligihted to announce the acquisition of Hesperides, Sive De Malorum Aureorum culture etude Libri Quatuor (1646).
Dutch painter Cornelius Bloemaert (1603-1692) devoted himself to printmaking, focusing on hand-colored fruit engravings. Recognizing his talent, Giovanni Battista Ferrari (1584-1655) assembled and published Bloemaert’s engravings in this work, devoted exclusively to life-sized drawings of citrus fruit grown in Rome, embellished with ribbons labeling the specimen names. A very rare and special find, we are now offering individual uncolored plates for your collection.