9013 - French Gardens: The Romance of the Rose

Course Description

Daniel Marot, Plate from Nouveaux Livre de Parterres contenant 24 penssez différantes (New Book of Garden Designs: Containing 24 Ideas), 1712. Museum Works of Art Fund. Courtesy of the RISD Museum.

All good things, and some evil ones, flourish in gardens. Tempted to discover the story of flowers, formal landscape design and tales of love and loss? They all await in the French garden. This course explores the history, horticulture, design and literature related to gardens, from the enclosed floral wonderlands of medieval castles to the orderly parterres of Versailles, to the roses beloved by Empress Josephine at Chateau de Malmaison, to the Abstract Expressionist landscapes of the 20th Century.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Animation : Electives
• Graphic Design : Electives
• Interactive Design : Electives
• Natural Science Illustration : Electives
• Painting Studies : Electives
• Photography : Electives