Artist
George Dionysus Ehret
George Dionysus Ehret is a Rococo painting artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Ehret carried a magnifying glass like a sixth finger, squinting at petals until colors hummed. When he painted Daphne mezereum with a butterfly, he didn’t just copy petals, he made every vein and wing shimmer with watercolor tricks that fooled the eye. You’ll want to zoom in on that butterfly; its body looks dusted with gold dust, yet it’s all plant juice and insect spit.
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