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Botanical Painting, c. 1618. Gouache on paper. 2025.12.8. Gift of Michele and Peter Aronson.

Botanical Paintings in the University Art Collections

By Abigail Kopetzky, Graduate Class of 2026 In January and September of 2025, the University of Denver received two groups of botanical paintings from different donors. The paintings appear on handmade paper, numbered in the top right corner. Most of the painted flowers are accompanied by their contemporary Latin names. The depicted flowers represent both the Old and New World, with examples from Europe, the Americas, and Asia. A previous owner...

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