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The Irises In This Work Of Art From Van Gogh Were Not Supposed To Be Blue
At the Getty Center in Los Angeles, a painting by Vincent van Gogh called Irises is on display and has been seen by many ...
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The vanishing violet in van Gogh’s Irises
In a letter to his brother Theo van Gogh dated May 9, the artist wrote that he had begun painting the “violet irises” that grow ... van Gogh’s studies of the flowers—either in person ...
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Iris Meaning and Symbolism in the Language of Flowers
A famous painting of Elizabeth I of England also presents the queen in a gown embroidered with iris flowers. Orris roots, the ...