page_title: Paeonia lactiflora
section_title: In art and culture
hierarchical_section_title: Paeonia lactiflora / In art and culture
caption_attribution_description: Work by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
context_page_description: Paeonia lactiflora is a species of herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae, native to central and eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across northern China to eastern Siberia.
context_section_description: Paeonia lactiflora became a popular still life subject for Impressionist artists in the late 19th century.
  Pierre-Auguste Renoir featured Peonies in multiple paintings from the 1870s through the 1890s. The Independent wrote of his fondness for the flower that: "They had been introduced into the horticultural world of Paris in the 1860s, so there was still something of the exotic about them, and Renoir paints them rather solemnly and majestically."
  Vincent van Gogh painted "Vase with Peonies", "Bowl with Peonies and Roses" and "Vase with cornflowers and poppies, peonies and chrysanthemums", all in 1886.
  Claude Monet painted "Vase of Peonies" in 1882.
  Edouard Manet cultivated peonies in his garden and painted them frequently. The Impressionist artist Frédéric Bazille painted "Young Woman with Peonies" in 1870 as a tribute to his friend Manet, knowing his fondness for the flower.
caption: Peonies 1880 - Pierre Auguste Renoir
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