Each year, the galleries of the Legion of Honor and de Young Museum transform during Bouquets to Art, when floral designers reinterpret works from the museum’s collection through imaginative botanical installations. Among the many participants this year are members of the San Francisco Garden Club, who collaborated on a striking arrangement inspired by a Renaissance portrait.

The design was created by club members Jane Bradford Evans, Maureen Murray Fox, Eva Monroe, and Lani Pringle, working together as co-exhibitors. Their piece takes its inspiration from Portrait of a Lady (1591) by Frans Pourbus the Younger.

Drawing from the painting’s atmosphere and detail, the arrangement echoes the portrait’s austere elegance. Deep, dramatic tones reflect the painting’s dark background and the sitter’s composed, almost severe expression. At the center of the floral design, a structured radial collar of delicate, lace-like blooms evokes the ornate ruff worn by the woman in the portrait—capturing a sense of restraint, refinement, and quiet strength.