Jacques le Moyne de Morgues (French, ca. 1533-1588). Grape-vine. importantamericanmaps University of Alabama Press

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the varnish replaced in modern times

and finally reached Paris early in 1566

this spectacular chromolithograph was sold

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Jacques le Moyne de Morgues (French, ca. 1533-1588). Grape-vine. importantamericanmaps University of Alabama PressJACQUES LE MOYNE DE MORGUES (FRENCH, CA. 1533 1588) f. 73: Grape vine. Watercolor and gouache on paper prepared as vellum ca. 1565 Paper size: 7 1 2 x 5 5 8 in Frame size: 16 1 4 x 14 1 4 in Provenance: DuMarry (from the inscription on the frontispiece) In antiquity grapes were a well known attribute of the god Dionysus (Bacchus), who was credited with their invention. Adopted by Christian symbolism, grape or a vine leaf were an attribute of Christ,