{"product_id":"insekten-xxxix-by-anonymous-artist","title":"Insekten XXXIX by Anonymous Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInsekten XXXIX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Anonymous Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC. 1795\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand Colored Engraving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis antique hand-colored copperplate engraving features four distinct species of moths alongside their pupae and caterpillars, set beneath the multilingual headers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInsekten XXXIX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInsectes XXXIX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInsects XXXIX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInsetti XXXIX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The plate showcases detailed illustrations of various underwing and tiger moths, including a large Blue Underwing (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatocala fraxini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) at the top (Fig. 1), a yellow-winged moth (Fig. 2), a bold tiger moth with vivid orange-red hindwings (Fig. 3), and a red underwing moth depicted in life cycle stages at the bottom (Fig. 4). Drawn by an artist affiliated with the Weimar Princely Free Drawing School, this scientific illustration was published in 1795 in Weimar, Germany, by the publishing house of Friedrich Justin Bertuch and his son Carl Bertuch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis print was produced for the monumental 12-volume educational encyclopedia \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pirages.com\/pages\/books\/ST19817\/extenstively-illustrated-childrens-books-f-j-carl-bertuch-bertuch-with\/bilderbuch-fur-kinder\"\u003eBilderbuch für Kinder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Picture Book for Children). The original drawing was executed by an anonymous draftsman at the Weimar Princely Free Drawing School(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFürstliche Freie Zeichenschule\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), where instructors and advanced students prepared the reference designs for the series' plates based on precise empirical observations and existing scientific treatises. This work represents a major turning point in Enlightenment-era child pedagogy, representing a revolutionary shift away from text-heavy moralizing literature toward highly detailed, multilingual, and empirical visual tools designed to foster scientific curiosity in young minds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH 10 ⅜” x 8 ¼” W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: In excellent condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55274131849495,"sku":"PR0262-4","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0262-4.1.jpg?v=1789674892","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/insekten-xxxix-by-anonymous-artist","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}