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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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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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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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Scorpaena antennata from Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: génerale et particuliére des poissons (1785–1797) by Marcus Elieser Bloch. Original from New York Public 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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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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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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The Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. 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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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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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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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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Kalenderblad maart met ooievaars (1902) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Calcispongiae–Kalkschwämme from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. 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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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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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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Mangosteens (Garcinia Mangostana) (1909) 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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Vier Putti (1797) by Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chinese lotus painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous. Original from The MET Museum. 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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Chaetopoda–Borstenwürmer from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. 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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Anemoon, Anemone (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Strelitzia overblown (Uitgebloeide strelitzia) (1934) print in high resolution by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chestnut (Castanea) (1913) 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 Y 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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War Map of Europe: As seen through French eyes by Paul Hadol. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Melancholy III (1902) by Edvard Munch. Original from The Art Institute of Chicago. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Dogstand, Erythronium, wild rose, Rosa and a poppy, Papaver (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Blue straw flower, Catananche caurulea (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tucana Aracari Brasilensibus (Toucan) by Saverio Manetti (1723–1785). Original from The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Herring of Malabar (Clupea malabarica) from Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: génerale et particuliére des poissons (1785–1797) by Marcus Elieser Bloch. Original from New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Hydrangea 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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Chinese butterfly and insect painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Red-headed lovebird (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Vintage persimmons illustration. 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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Sidney Hall’s (1831) astronomical chart illustration of the zodiacs Aquaris, Piscis Australis and Ballon Aerostatique. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Great Blue Heron, Ardea cinerea (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tobacco-Pipe-Fish (Fistularia tabacaria) from Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: génerale et particuliére des poissons (1785–1797) by Marcus Elieser Bloch. Original from New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Blue-fronted amazon, amazona aestiva (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Figs (Ficus)(1911) by Mary Daisy Arnold. 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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Stained glass window for the facade of the Fouquet boutique by Alphonse Maria Mucha (1869–1939). Original from The Public Institution Paris Musées. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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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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Flowers 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 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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Iris Foliosa from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Original from The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel
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Pelargonium, probably Bearded Pelargonium, Geranium pratense (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Pale Corona Amaryllis 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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Whale, Cetus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Guide for Constructing the Letters c and d 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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Beagle or Braque, Canis lupus familiaris (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Quest for the Holy Grail Tapestries-Panel 5: The Ship by William Morris, edward burne-jones and John Henry Dearle (1900). Original from The Birmingham Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Peaches (Prunus Persica) (1900) byDeborah 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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Persimmon (Diospyros) (1889) byWilliam Henry Prestele. 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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Iris Fulva and Iris Fulvala 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 Three Skulls (ca. 1902–1906) by Paul Cézanne. Original from The Art Institute of Chicago. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Polypodium Squamulosum from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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