Exposition : “Végétales – Voyage dans l’illustration botanique”

Description

Immerse yourself in an enchanting journey through time and nature with the “Végétales – Voyage dans l’illustration botanique” exhibition. Set in the majestic setting of Graville Abbey, this exhibition invites you, through delicate watercolor drawings, to explore the richness and beauty of medieval gardens, where each plant tells a story.

From April 2 to November 2, an exhibition built around botanical illustration takes over the convent buildings. In partnership with the Société nationale d?horticulture, twenty-five artists have joined forces with Ariane Mercier and Elisabeth Vitou to bring to life the richness and diversity of these forgotten plants and gardens. Their drawings and watercolors will recount their history and evolution, from the food crops of the Middle Ages to the curious or scientific collections of explorers from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Some one hundred works: original drawings, printed works, herbariums, plates and educational models will embody this abundant harvest.

For one season, they will transform Graville Abbey into a botanical laboratory where plants, their virtues, their study, their representations – symbolic, anatomical or artistic – and their lovers, will be in the spotlight.