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Johannes Bronckhorst

Studies of Insects

c. 1665–1727
watercolor, opaque watercolor, and gum arabic with brown ink framing lines

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With an extremely fine brush, the artist used a magnifying glass to draw the minute details of these insects, using watercolor and opaque watercolor, and gum arabic to create sheen.

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