Lily of the valley; Pinks
1568
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1568
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Lily of the valley; Pinks is a 1568 watercolor by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a floral watercolour piece. It's titled "Lily of the valley; Pinks". The work is part of an album with 59 botanical watercolours. Some of these are double-sided, like this one, which features a lily of the valley on one side and pinks on the other. You can learn more about the artist behind this work, Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques.
Recto: A watercolor study of lily of the valley depicts white flowers with greyish edges and interior, and green buds. Verso: A watercolor study of pinks shows pale mauve and white flowers with deeply cut petals, a green calyx tube with pale yellow teeth, and green and brown involucral bracts. The drawings are part of a 59-work album attributed to Jacques Lemoyne de Morgues, dated around 1575. The album, acquired by the V&A in 1856, consists of 34 sheets, some double-sided, with inscriptions in French and Latin.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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