KESSEL, Jan van, I
(b. 1626, Antwerpen, d. 1679, Antwerpen)

Insects

1657
Oil on copper, 15 x 20 cm
Private collection

This painting comes from a set of small copper panels depicting insects. Many of these panels are purely studies of insects, but these are sometimes combined with a branch of fruit or flowers, or studies of shells.

The present panel depicts a sprig of redcurrants with an elephant hawk moth, a ladybird, a millipede and other insects