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This display presents for the first time watercolour during the Renaissance as a unified art form, highlighting its versatility and pivotal role in understanding, interpreting and documenting the natural world.
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Zoom in and explore these beautiful and intriguing objects in fine detail
Explore the 16th century album of exquisite watercolours in high definition
Possibly the most soothing 40 minutes experience you'll have this week
Discover the qualities that made watercolour the medium of choice for artists during the Renaissance
One of the grandest pictorial records of the 17th century
Spanning the period 1450 – 1640, this book brings together a diverse collection of portraits, botanical illustrations and landscape paintings for the first time.
£30 BuyNext time you visit the V&A, why not bring this handy A4 notebook?
£3.50 BuyThe V&A holds the UK's national collection of watercolours, and this book showcases its breadth and diversity.
£25 Buy