Studies of Insects
Cleveland Museum of Art

Studies of Insects

Johannes Bronckhorst (Netherlands, 1648–1727) · c. 1665–1727

watercolor, opaque watercolor, and gum arabic with brown ink framing lines
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

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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