Dany lartigue biography of rory

In the old garden district, in the heart of a detached house, the Maison des Papillons is the original work of a passionate amateur, the painter Dany Lartigue.

Dany Lartigue has turned this site into a museum, the only one of its kind in the world.

The museum fulfils an aesthetic, educational and scientific role, presenting butterflies in an original way: pinned to landscapes that the artist had previously painted, at the back of glass boxes, this display demonstrates the complex relationships of mimicry and camouflage that link butterflies to their biotope.

"A museum that serves the butterfly but doesn't use it," says Dany Lartigue.

"They are the image of happiness. They fertilize flowers as they forage, and live on nothing but delicacies and love. That's all they think about.

All the diurnal species of France, as well as a collection of exotic butterflies, make up this collection.

More than 35,000 specimens are on display, including e