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Rose
Episode 4 of 4
Monty Don charts the appearances and meanings of the rose in works of art, commonly used as a depiction of romantic love.
Monty Don charts the appearances and meanings of the rose in art, focusing on the works of Renaissance artists and the rose-obsessed Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This particular flower is often used as a depiction of romantic love, but since classical times it has also been a symbol of death, rebirth, sin, sex, secrecy and decadence.
Last on
Sat 23 Jul 2005
19:00
