Moller Florilegium: Title page

Holtzbecker’s four florigelia, testimonies of outstanding artistic talent, exact observation and astounding diligence, are an important source for the history of floral painting and garden art, as well as historical botany and the introduction of ornamental plants in Germany. The Moller Florigelium was painted for Barthold Moller, member of the Moller family, a leading family of Hamburg, among whom were counted businessmen, diplomats, and city councilors.