smithsonianlibraries:highmuseumofart:Jan van Kessel | Flemish, 1626–1679 | Butterflies, Caterpillars
smithsonianlibraries:highmuseumofart:Jan van Kessel | Flemish, 1626–1679 | Butterflies, Caterpillars, Other Insects, and Flowers (1659) | Oil on copperCurrently on view.The Flemish painter Jan van Kessel began his artistic training under the tutelage of his father, and later studied with Simon de Vos and his uncle, Jan Brueghel the Younger. In 1645, van Kessel was registered as a member of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke as a painter of flowers. His works, usually painted on panel or copper, often have the appearance of scientifically arranged groups of insects, flowers, or snakes. Nice work, High Museum of Art! We’re suckers for butterfly gifs ;) -- source link
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