Tak met roos 1860 - 1900

This delicate arrangement of pressed flowers was created by Samuel E. Poulton. At its center, a rose, a symbol laden with meaning across centuries and cultures, takes center stage. The rose, from ancient Greece to the Renaissance, has been tied to ideas of love, beauty, and sometimes, mourning. Think of Botticelli's "Birth of Venus," where roses fall from the sky as Venus emerges, embodying divine beauty. Yet, roses also adorned graves, signifying remembrance and sorrow. This duality speaks to our complex emotions surrounding beauty and loss. This simple flower arrangement touches something primal within us, engaging with cultural memories, reminding us of art across the ages, and how symbols evolve, and how the rose can eternally hold our gaze.