Flowers in Art

From Dutch Golden Age still lifes to Japanese woodblock botanicals, flowers have carried meaning far beyond decoration — vanity, devotion, mourning, and desire. Nearly fifteen thousand works across six museums trace how artists turned petals into language.

14,764 public-domain artworks from six world museums · free to view and download

The Magnolia Vase by Tiffany & Co.

The Magnolia Vase

Tiffany & Co., ca. 1893

Shoes

Shoes

菊桐紋蒔絵提子|Sake Ewer (Hisage) with Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields

菊桐紋蒔絵提子|Sake Ewer (Hisage) with Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields

Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) by Martin Carlin|Edme François Bouillat père|Sèvres Manufactory

Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)

Martin Carlin|Edme François Bouillat père|Sèvres Manufactory, ca. 1776

Bottle cooler from the Louis XV service (seau à bouteille) by Vincennes Manufactory|Jean-Claude Duplessis

Bottle cooler from the Louis XV service (seau à bouteille)

Vincennes Manufactory|Jean-Claude Duplessis, 1754

八橋図屏風 |Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges) by Ogata Kōrin

八橋図屏風 |Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)

Ogata Kōrin, after 1709

老梅図襖|Old Plum by Kano Sansetsu

老梅図襖|Old Plum

Kano Sansetsu, 1646

Silk Kashan Carpet

Silk Kashan Carpet

청자 상감 국화 물가 풍경 무늬 합 고려|靑磁 象嵌菊花柳蘆水禽文 盒 高麗|Covered box decorated with chrysanthemums and waterfowl among lotus

청자 상감 국화 물가 풍경 무늬 합 고려|靑磁 象嵌菊花柳蘆水禽文 盒 高麗|Covered box decorated with chrysanthemums and waterfowl among lotus

Irises by Vincent van Gogh

Irises

Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Embroidered coverlet (Colcha) by Doña Rosa Solís y Menéndez

Embroidered coverlet (Colcha)

Doña Rosa Solís y Menéndez, 1786

The Anhalt Medallion Carpet

The Anhalt Medallion Carpet

Carmencita by William Merritt Chase

Carmencita

William Merritt Chase, 1890

Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses by Paul Cézanne

Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses

Paul Cézanne, ca. 1890

Lady Lilith by Dante Gabriel Rossetti|Henry Treffry Dunn

Lady Lilith

Dante Gabriel Rossetti|Henry Treffry Dunn, 1867

Tapestry Room from Croome Court by Joseph Rose|François Boucher|Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Maurice Jacques|Louis Tessier|John Mayhew|William Ince|Jacques Neilson|Jacques Germain Soufflot|Joseph Wilton|John Wildsmith|Thomas Blockley|Sefferin Alken|Peter Langlois|John Hobcraft|Ince and Mayhew|Robert Adam

Tapestry Room from Croome Court

Joseph Rose|François Boucher|Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Maurice Jacques|Louis Tessier|John Mayhew|William Ince|Jacques Neilson|Jacques Germain Soufflot|Joseph Wilton|John Wildsmith|Thomas Blockley|Sefferin Alken|Peter Langlois|John Hobcraft|Ince and Mayhew|Robert Adam, 1763–71

Goa Stone and Gold Case

Goa Stone and Gold Case

Vase by John Bennett

Vase

John Bennett, 1882

Wildflowers by Ellen Robbins

Wildflowers

Ellen Robbins, 1875

Wardrobe by Herter Brothers

Wardrobe

Herter Brothers, 1875–1883

Quilt (or decorative throw), Crazy pattern by Tamar Horton Harris North

Quilt (or decorative throw), Crazy pattern

Tamar Horton Harris North, ca. 1877

Pitcher by American Pottery Manufacturing Company

Pitcher

American Pottery Manufacturing Company, 1833–50

Secretary by Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|French

Secretary

Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|French, ca. 1781–85

Suit

Suit

Ceramic Horn

Ceramic Horn

Waistcoat by Anna Maria Garthwaite|Peter Lekeux

Waistcoat

Anna Maria Garthwaite|Peter Lekeux, 1747

Footed Bowl and Plate

Footed Bowl and Plate

Cabinet on stand by Jan van Mekeren

Cabinet on stand

Jan van Mekeren, ca. 1700–1710

Base for a Water Pipe (Huqqa) with Irises

Base for a Water Pipe (Huqqa) with Irises

Velvet Panel with Flowering Plants

Velvet Panel with Flowering Plants

Flower-Style Box with Drawers

Flower-Style Box with Drawers

Tile with Floral and Cloud-band Design

Tile with Floral and Cloud-band Design

Crown Milano Covered Ewer by Mount Washington Glass Company

Crown Milano Covered Ewer

Mount Washington Glass Company, ca. 1892–93

Embroidered Sampler by Barbara Landis

Embroidered Sampler

Barbara Landis, 1827

Plate by Heinrich Roth

Plate

Heinrich Roth, 1793

Potpourri vase (pot-pourri gondole) by Jean-Claude Duplessis|Sèvres Manufactory|Charles Nicolas Dodin

Potpourri vase (pot-pourri gondole)

Jean-Claude Duplessis|Sèvres Manufactory|Charles Nicolas Dodin, 1757

Palampore

Palampore

The 'Nigde' Carpet

The 'Nigde' Carpet

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Ewer (Brocca) by Medici Porcelain Manufactory

Ewer (Brocca)

Medici Porcelain Manufactory, ca. 1575–87

Dish Depicting Two Birds among Flowering Plants

Dish Depicting Two Birds among Flowering Plants

Bottle with Birds and Peony Scroll

Bottle with Birds and Peony Scroll

Tapestry with Dragons and Flowers

Tapestry with Dragons and Flowers

Nocturne by John La Farge

Nocturne

John La Farge, ca. 1885

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) by Edgar Degas

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?)

Edgar Degas, 1865

[Flower Study, Rose of Sharon] by Adolphe Braun

[Flower Study, Rose of Sharon]

Adolphe Braun, ca. 1854

The Flower Girl by Charles Cromwell Ingham

The Flower Girl

Charles Cromwell Ingham, 1846

Jacket

Jacket

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