Triste Collection

America (16th). La Noche Triste (Sad night
" America (16th). " La Noche Triste" (Sad night, 30th June 1520). Painting belonging to the series " Conquista de M鸩 co" (" The Conquest of Mexico" )

The Departure of the Conscript, 1851 (engraving)
1731097 The Departure of the Conscript, 1851 (engraving) by Bellange, Joseph-Louis-Hippolyte (1800-1866); (add.info.: The departure of the conscript, drawing by Hippolyte Bellange, 1851)

Courting couples in the Voyer d Argenson Park in Asnieres, 1887 (oil on canvas)
5667238 Courting couples in the Voyer d Argenson Park in AsniAres, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 112, 5x75 cm; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Larkspur or Delphinium species
Large-flowered larkspur, Delphinium grandiflorum, painted-leaved larkspur, Delphinium pictum, dark-flowered larkspur, Delphinium triste, and twiggy larkspur, Delphinium vimineum

Luisia tristis orchid (Lurid flowered cymbidium orchid, Cymbidium triste). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Walter Fitch from William Jackson Hookers Botanical

1960 (vol. V)
AndreJa Ravnak

Antirrhinum Triste
Melancholy or Black-Flowered Toad-Flax Date: 1789

LA Noche Triste 1520
LA NOCHE TRISTE Cortes loses many men and horses in the canals of Tenochtitlan in the retreat from the Aztecs

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Amidst the backdrop of America's 16th century history, the poignant event known as La Noche Triste (The Sad Night) unfolded in 1520. This tragic night marked the departure of Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors, leaving hundreds of Spanish soldiers behind in the battle against the Aztecs. Fast forward to the 19th century, and the term "triste" takes on a different meaning as depicted in Courting couples in the Voyer d'Argenson Park in Asnieres (1887), where the orchid Luisia tristis blooms, its petals a reminder of the fleeting nature of joy. The delphinium, or larkspur, with its tristant (sad) hue, shares the same name as the Antirrhinum triste, or the sad face flower, in the botanical world (vol. V, 1960). These beautiful yet melancholic symbols of sadness and loss invite us to reflect on the bittersweet moments in life.