Pear

Item Information

Title:
Pear
Description:
Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, a French artist living in Elizabethan England, specialized in naturalistic florilegia. While living in Blackfriars, London during the 16th century, Le Moyne painted dozens of plants and animals native to English gardens; however, his work remained largely undiscovered until the 20th century. These meticulous recreations of Le Moyne's watercolor and gouache pieces highlight the balance between science and art during the sixteenth century. This recreation of watercolor and gouache piece "Pear" invokes naturalistic colors and lighting. Created by Jacques Le Moyne c. 1580 as part of a series commissioned by a wealthy English patron, "Pear" has a duplicate version, also called "Pear", stored in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Le Moyne illustrates "Pear" primarily from life, paying close attention to light and dark. Unlike many of the others in this collection, Pear rests on a physical surface, as evidenced by Le Moyne's inclusion of shadow under the bottom pear slice. Despite its apparent spatial plane, "Pear" contains merely a blank vellum background, adhering to botanical painting standards of the sixteenth century. "Pear"'s vivid red hues, dappled light, and intense shadow mimic Le Moyne's mastery of color.
Artist:
Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques, 1533?-1588
Date:
[ca. 1580]
Format:
Paintings
Genre:
watercolors (paintings)
Location:
Northeastern University Library
Collection (local):
Botanical Watercolors
Subjects:
Florilegia
Elizabethan era
European art
Pears
Rosaceae
Fruit
Plants
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20129113
Terms of Use:
No Copyright. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
DuMarry
Identifier:
botanical_morgues_006