1646
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Six Insects is a 1646 ink by Wenceslaus Hollar, a Baroque work, depicting Insect, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows six tiny bugs—flies, a beetle, a moth—each drawn with sharp, delicate lines on soft paper. The artist used a needle to scratch the metal plate, then inked it to get such fine details. You can see every hair on the flies’ legs. Hollar often made prints of nature. This one comes from a bigger set called *Insects*. Small flaws in the lines show it was handwork, not perfect machines. Look up Hollar, Wenceslaus to see more of his tiny, precise prints.
Wenceslaus Hollar (Czech: Václav Hollar (Czech pronunciation: ), German: Wenzel Hollar; 23 July 1607 – 25 March 1677) was a Czech engraver, etcher and painter.
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