Two dog roses and a lackey moth caterpillar
1568
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1568
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Two dog roses and a lackey moth caterpillar is a 1568 watercolor by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, a early_baroque_italian work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a single stem of dog roses with one caterpillar curled on the leaves. The artist painted in the late 1500s, when artists often focused on small, careful studies of nature. Le Moyne de Morgues was once called obscure. Later experts found his work in an old album and realized his plant paintings are rare and detailed. Look next at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
