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Periwinkle; Peony

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

1568

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Barbizon school Renaissance Renaissance Floral

Dominant colour

Periwinkle; Peony is a 1568 watercolor by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, a Barbizon school work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

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

About this work

This painting is called Periwinkle; Peony. It's a watercolour piece from the Renaissance period. The artist, Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, created this work as part of an album of botanical watercolours. Some of these works are double-sided, like this one, which features a periwinkle on one side and a peony on the other. To learn more about the style and techniques used in this piece, look up the movement: Renaissance.

The story of this work

Overview

The sheet contains a lesser periwinkle on the front and a peony on the back, both rendered as botanical watercolours. It forms part of an album of 59 such drawings attributed to Jacques Lemoyne de Morgues, dated around 1575. The album was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1856 while bound in a fine French calf cover.

Read the full account in the museum source.

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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