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Sheet with Various Insects and Spiders
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Sheet with Various Insects and Spiders

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt · 1596 - 1610 · pen; brush; paper; deck paint; ink; pencil; watercolor (paint); chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with various insects, spiders and an earthworm, numbered 1-20. Numbered top right: 16. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects. Sixth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch, Latin and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
drawingwormsinsects: centipedecrustaceans: woodlousespidersinsects
Credit lineBlad met verschillende insecten en spinnen. 1596 - 1610. Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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