Grown in one of the gardens at The Met Cloisters, the Myosotis Sylvatica plant is one of many flowers featured in our Cloisters Garden Notecard pack, inspired by a 16th-century book of flower studies made in Tours, France. The pages of this rare illuminated manuscript were painted by the Master of Claude de France who, inspired by "garden variety" flowers, elevated the likes of the dandelion and the fava bean to the celebrated status of the rose. Instead of exclusively depicting flowers for their symbolic or medicinal significance, the artist observed their physical beauty in these exquisitely detailed watercolors articulated with gold and silver paint, iron- and carbon-based ink, and organic glazes. Head up to The Cloisters for a wander through the gardens, and peek at this remarkable book of flower studies, on view in Gallery 10. Shop online or in-store. #TheMet #TheMetStore #Garden #MetCloisters #Plant #Flower #Nature #HomeGrown #Cards #Stationery #Horticulture