So real you can almost pick it: page from book on flora of the Roman States (BL Add. 22333, 16th c).pic.twitter.com/lxFRifzbAM
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well, the famous Vienna Dioscorides, made in 512, presents depictions that seem quite realistic: http://exhibits.hsl.virginia.edu/herbs/vienna-disocorides/ …
That's remarkable for its time, but it still has a heraldic flavor. Whereas the 16 c. image you tweeted first could have been 19 c.
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FWIW the oldest naturalism I know of that's undateable stylistically (except by looking very close) is Dürer's.
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