Exposition : “Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World”, Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art, du 18 mai au 2 novembre 2025
Experience the wonder of nature through the eyes of artists. Look closely at art depicting insects and other animals alongside real specimens. Art played a pivotal role during the dawn of European natural history in the 16th and 17th centuries. Advancements in scientific technology, trade, and colonial expansion allowed naturalists to study previously unknown and overlooked insects, animals, and other beestjes, or “little beasts.” Artists such as Joris Hoefnagel and Jan van Kessel helped deepen and spread knowledge of these...



