Plate 50: Grasshoppers, a Caterpillar, and a Scale Insect with a Four O'Clock Flower
1594
gouache
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1594
gouache
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This painting shows three insects—a grasshopper, a caterpillar, and a scale insect—on a four-o’clock flower. The artist used tiny brushes to paint every hair and spot on their bodies. Gold paint glows behind them like a fancy frame. It’s part of a book of animal and plant studies made for a rich collector. The pages look like tiny jewels because of the gold and bright colors. See more like this in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
