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A Lady Writing a Letter (ca. 1665) by Johannes Vermeer. Original from the National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Asclepias Syriaca (Common Milkweed) enlarged 18 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tulip, Tulipa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Ground Beetle and Scarab from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Iris Aurea from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Original from The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel
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Witte pauw op tak (1878–1910) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Stuartia Malacodendron Image from Stirpes Novae aut Minus Cognitae (1784) by Pierre-Joseph Redouté and Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Meadow habranthus from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Panel Entitled “Femme à marguerite” or Woman with Daisy (ca. 1898 or 1900) by Alphonse Maria Mucha. Original from The Art Institute of Chicago. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The Persian Cyclamen from The Temple of Flora (1807) by Robert John Thornton. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Hyacinths from The Temple of Flora (1807) by Robert John Thornton. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Guide for Constructing the Letter T from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Red-Edged Fig Marigold from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Asteridea–Seesterne from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Textile sample (ca. 1920) by Gustav Klimt. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Guide for Constructing the Letter Z from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Butterfly by Mary Altha Nims (1817–1907). Original from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Peach (Prunus Persica) (1918) by Royal Charles Steadman. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Cherub from Putti beoefenen de schilderkunst en beeldhouwkunst (ca. 1736–1779) by Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Polypodium Nitidum from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Olive, Olea europaea (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Stephoidea–Ringelstrahlinge from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Shewy stenactis from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Pear (Pyrus Communis) (1918) by Royal Charles Steadman. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Banana (Musa) (1907) by Deborah Griscom Passmore. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Spring Snowflake, Tree Frog, Wallflower, and Marine Mollusk from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Reed Grass, French Rose, Toad, and Gilly flower from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Kalenderblad mei met vliegende vogel (1917) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Polypodium Peltideum from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Bowie's oxalis from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Young Woman with a Lute (ca.1662–1663) by Johannes Vermeer. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Bael (Aegle Marmelos) (1909) by Ellen Isham Schutt. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Guide for Constructing the Letter K from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Cherries (Prunus Avium) (1911) by Ellen Isham Schutt. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Lily of the Valley, Pupa, and Land Snail from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Portrait of an unknown woman (Portret van een onbekende vrouw) (1913) print in high resolution by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Desmidiea–Bierdinge from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Quest for the Holy Grail Tapestries: The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail to Sir Galahad, Sir Bors and Sir Percival (1895–1896) by William Morris, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and John Henry Dearle. Original from The Birmingham Museum. Digitally
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Asplenium Palmatum from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Iris Alata from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Original from The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel
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The Rabbit's Meal (Le Repas du lapin) (1908) by Henri Rousseau. Original from Barnes Foundation. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Omslag zakkalender voor Van Houten Cacao (1903) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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White Violet, Small Bindweed, Red and White Rosebud and Asiatic Ranunculus from The Language of Flowers, or, Floral Emblems of Thoughts, Feelings, and Sentiments (1896) by Robert Tyas. Original from The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by
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Girl with the Red Hat (ca. 1665–1666) by Johannes Vermeer. Original from the National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Insects and Carnation from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Dood roodborstje (1895) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Plums (Prunus Domestica) (1918) by Royal Charles Steadman. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Cabbage, Brassica oleracea (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Knob-jointed dipladenia from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Ocean waves from Momoyogusa–Flowers of a Hundred Generations (ca. 1909–1910) by Kamisaka Sekka. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tree from Momoyogusa–Flowers of a Hundred Generations (1909) by Kamisaka Sekka. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Galah Cockatoos (Rosékaketoe) (1917) print in high resolution by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chinese flower painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The harebell of St.Angelo from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Apple (Malus Domestica) (1919) by Royal Charles Steadman. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chaetopoda–Borstenwürmer from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Whale, Cetus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tree branches. Illustration from Seitei Kacho Gafu (1890–1891) by Wantanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.
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The European bee-eater, Merops apiaster (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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