# Insects

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## Artwork

- Artist: [HENSTENBURGH, Herman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/henstenburgh-herman-rb8cc48f07131e4>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Gouache and varnish on vellum, 317 x 245 mm

## Commentary

Henstenburgh executed vellums of a scientific character, such as this sheet in which he closely studies the phenomenon of the metamorphosis of insects, which particularly fascinated Dutch entomologists and was a pretext for reflections on divine creation. This sheet depicts cocoons, caterpillars, flies, and butterflies.

## Attribution

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