In his grotto and garden concepts, Bernard Palissy (1510-1590) developed the veristic style rustique. The style rustique reflects the upheavals that transformed Renaissance Europe, particularly in the fields of religion and science. Author Juliette Ferdinand addresses all of Palissy's areas of interest, including ceramics, garden art, and natural philosophy in her book Bernard Artisan Des Reformes Entre Art, Science Et Foi . Ferdinand sheds light on Palissys demand for a reform of science and religion that should be guided by a return to the origins of nature and scripture. Beyond the astonishment that their appearance still arouses in the viewer, it is the complexity and richness of an era to which his arts and "rustic figulines and " testifies.