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69 works by 35 artists

69 works featuring “Insect” by 35 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 32 museums.

Garden with Butterflies, Vincent van Gogh

Garden with Butterflies, 1890.

Garden with Butterflies (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Surrealist Composition I (An Airship and an Epitaph with the Word LEX), Ismael Nery

Surrealist Composition I (An Airship and an Epitaph with the Word LEX)

Composição Surrealista I (Um Dirigível e um Epitáfio com a… (museum title)

Ismael Nery (Brazilian), india ink on paper

Museum of Contemporary Art, University of São Paulo, Brazil

Yvonne Simard, William Brymner

Yvonne Simard, 1895.

Yvonne Simard (museum title)

William Brymner (Canadian), watercolor on paper

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Canada

A Young Man Being Introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts, Sandro Botticelli

A Young Man Being Introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts, 1480s.

Un jeune homme présenté par Vénus aux sept Arts libéraux (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), fresco

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

L'Herbage aux papillons, Vincent van Gogh

L'Herbage aux papillons, 1890.

L'Herbage aux papillons (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

King Hobgoblin Sleeping, Hugo Simberg

King Hobgoblin Sleeping, 1896.

Tonttukuningas nukkuu (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Music, left wing of the triptych, Jacek Malczewski

Music, left wing of the triptych, 1906.

Muzyka - lewe skrzydło tryptyku (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Orb-weaver Spider, Sketch for Tampere Cathedral, Hugo Simberg

Orb-weaver Spider, Sketch for Tampere Cathedral

Ristilukki, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkkoa varten (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), pencil and watercolor on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Grasshopper and Iris, Katsushika Hokusai

Grasshopper and Iris, late 1820s.

Grasshopper and Iris (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Wild Angelica, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Wild Angelica, 1889.

Karhunputki (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Magnolia, Julio Ruelas

The Magnolia, 1900.

La magnolia (museum title)

Julio Ruelas (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

The Beekeepers and the Birdnester, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Beekeepers and the Birdnester, 1568.

The Beekeepers and the Birdnester (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), drawing

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

A Girl on the Field, Elin Danielson-Gambogi

A Girl on the Field, 1885.

Tyttö pellolla (museum title)

Elin Danielson-Gambogi (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Fall of the Rebel Angels, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Fall of the Rebel Angels, 1562.

The Fall of the Rebel Angels (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Portrait of a Dog, Bruno Liljefors

Portrait of a Dog, 1891.

Hundporträtt (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Butterflies and Poppies, Vincent van Gogh

Butterflies and Poppies, 1889.

Butterflies and Poppies (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Redstarts and Butterfly. One of five animal studies in the same frame, Bruno Liljefors

Redstarts and Butterfly. One of five animal studies in the same frame, 1885.

Rödstjärtar och fjäril. En av fem djurstudier i samma ram… (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on wood

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Lemminkäinen's Mother, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Lemminkäinen's Mother, 1897.

Lemminkäisen äiti (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), tempera on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Dragonfly and Bellflower, Katsushika Hokusai

Dragonfly and Bellflower, late 1820s.

Dragonfly and Bellflower (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Jupiter enfant nourri par la chèvre Amalthée, Nicolas Poussin

Jupiter enfant nourri par la chèvre Amalthée, 1619–1659.

Jupiter enfant nourri par la chèvre Amalthée (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Germany

The Young Gleaner or The Butterflies, Paul Peel

The Young Gleaner or The Butterflies, 1888.

The Young Gleaner or The Butterflies (museum title)

Paul Peel (Canadian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada

Brahmin of Kaliyuga, Gaganendranath Tagore

Brahmin of Kaliyuga, 1917.

Brahmin of Kaliyuga (museum title)

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian)

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India

The Three Witches, Johann Heinrich Füssli

The Three Witches, 1783.

Die drei Hexen (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Flowers and Fruit on a Table, Jens Juel

Flowers and Fruit on a Table, 1791.

Blomster og frugter på et bord (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Woodcocks; Red-backed Shrike; Thrush in its Nest; Preying Hawk; Sparrows, Bruno Liljefors

Woodcocks; Red-backed Shrike; Thrush in its Nest; Preying Hawk; Sparrows, 1888.

Morkullor; Törnskata; Trast vid sitt rede; Jagande hök… (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on panel and canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Roses, Vincent van Gogh

Roses, 1889.

Roses (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Chaffinches and Dragonflies. One of five animal studies in the same frame, Bruno Liljefors

Chaffinches and Dragonflies. One of five animal studies in the same frame, 1885.

Bofinkar och trollsländor. En av fem djurstudier i samma… (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on wood

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Grand Paon de nuit, Vincent van Gogh

Grand Paon de nuit, 1889.

Grand Paon de nuit (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Flower of Death, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Flower of Death, 1895.

Kalman kukka (ilman runotekstiä) (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Coin de jardin avec papillons, Vincent van Gogh

Coin de jardin avec papillons, 1889.

Coin de jardin avec papillons (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Putto and Butterfly, Arnold Böcklin

Putto and Butterfly, 1895.

Putto und Schmetterling (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), tempera on panel

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

五月晴, Takeuchi Seihō

五月晴, 1934.

五月晴 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink and light color on paper, hanging scroll

Adachi Museum of Art, Japan

Venus and Mars, Sandro Botticelli

Venus and Mars, c. 1485.

Vénus et Mars (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), oil and tempera on wood

National Gallery, United Kingdom

An Apple, caville rouge, and other Fruits, Jens Juel

An Apple, caville rouge, and other Fruits, 1791.

Et æble, caville rouge, og andre frugter (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), oil on wood

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

L'Hémisphère nord de la sphère céleste, Albrecht Dürer

L'Hémisphère nord de la sphère céleste, 1515.

L'Hémisphère nord de la sphère céleste (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Four Bird Studies, Red-Backed Shrike, Corncrake, Chaffinches, Willow Warbler, Bruno Liljefors

Four Bird Studies, Red-Backed Shrike, Corncrake, Chaffinches, Willow Warbler, 1887.

Fyra fågelstudier i en ram: Törnskata, Kornknarr, Bofinkar… (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on wood and canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Portrait of Adolf Dygasiński, Jacek Malczewski

Portrait of Adolf Dygasiński, 1905.

Portret Adolfa Dygasińskiego (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Peculiar Insects, James Ensor

Peculiar Insects, 1888.

Peculiar Insects (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), drypoint

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Peculiar Insects, James Ensor

Peculiar Insects, 1888.

Les insectes singuliers (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching on paper

Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

Still Life with Fish, Carl Bloch

Still Life with Fish, 1878.

Et køkkenbord (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Still Life with Fruit, Scorpion and Frog, Hermenegildo Bustos

Still Life with Fruit, Scorpion and Frog, 1874.

Bodegón con frutas, alacrán y rana (museum title)

Hermenegildo Bustos (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Imperishable Sacredness of a Brahmin, Gaganendranath Tagore

Imperishable Sacredness of a Brahmin, 1917.

Imperishable Sacredness of a Brahmin (museum title)

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Philosophy. Allegorical figure, Nicolai Abildgaard

Philosophy. Allegorical figure, 1800.

Filosofien (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Cupping the Bees, William Mulready

Cupping the Bees

Cupping the Bees (museum title)

William Mulready (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Nestlings of Red-Backed Shrike, Bruno Liljefors

Nestlings of Red-Backed Shrike, 1887.

Törnskateungar (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Music, right wing of the triptych, Jacek Malczewski

Music, right wing of the triptych, 1906.

Muzyka - prawa częśc tryptyku (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Butterfly (Swallowtail), Stanisław Wyspiański

Butterfly (Swallowtail), 1897–1898.

Motyl (Paź królowej) (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Small Bizarre Figures, James Ensor

Small Bizarre Figures, 1888.

Small Bizarre Figures (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Le Départ pour le bal, Honoré Daumier

Le Départ pour le bal, 1847.

Le Départ pour le bal (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Yahne in His Box (Yahne dans sa loge), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Yahne in His Box (Yahne dans sa loge), 1895.

Yahne in His Box (Yahne dans sa loge) (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), print

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States