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Plate 67: Seven Insects, Including a White Butterfly and a Bee

Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

The image shows insects such as a large brown cricket in the center, a dark beetle nearby, and a white moth to the right. The color scheme includes earthy browns, blacks, and pale creams against a light background. The cricket is at the center, with a beetle to its left, a moth to its right, and smaller insects surrounding them, within a thin yellow circle.

Artwork Details

Date
c.1575/1590s
Medium
watercolor and gold paint on parchment
Dimensions
4925 × 3942 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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