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Daisies and lady butterfly; Roses

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

1568

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Byzantine icon painting Renaissance Renaissance Floral

Dominant colour

Daisies and lady butterfly; Roses is a 1568 watercolor by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, a Byzantine icon painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues
When & what style?: 1568 · Byzantine icon painting
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a watercolour piece called Daisies and lady butterfly; Roses. It's a floral work. The artwork is part of an album of botanical watercolours. It has two sides, one with a daisy and a lady butterfly, and the other with pink roses. You can learn more about the style and period of this work by looking into the movement: Renaissance.

The story of this work

Overview

The sheet is double-sided, with a daisy and a Painted Lady butterfly illustrated on the recto and three rose buds on a stalk plus one rose on a stem on the verso. Part of a 59-work botanical album attributed to Jacques Lemoyne de Morgues, the drawings date to around 1575 and were likely produced in France before the artist moved to London shortly before 1580. Acquired by the V&A in 1856 due to their fine binding, the album is one of the earliest purchases in the museum’s collection. Comparable groups of related works have appeared on the market in 2004 and 2005.

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About the artist

Artist

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (French pronunciation: ; c. 1533–1588) was a French artist and member of Jean Ribault's expedition to the New World. His depictions of Native American life and culture, colonial life, and…

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