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Giotto the Entomologist (2022)

Jolyon Fenwick (1971-)

Composition with 60 Chrysina Resplendens (the golden scarab beetle). Signed on the verso. No. of editions: 5 + 2 APs.
Framed in lacquered walnut with museum glass. Covered with velvet back and sides.

120.5cm x 120.5cm in the frame

£14,000


In homage to the ceiling of the Scrovegni Chapel (1305) in Padua by Giotto di Bondone

(1267-1337).

 

The Chrysina Resplendens (the golden scarab beetle), one of the world’s most sought-after beetles, is the only creature on the planet to exactly mimic the appearance of gold itself.

 

All the specimens used are ethically and sustainably sourced.

 

NB(1): THIS PIECE IS MADE TO ORDER AND DELIVERED WITHIN 8 WEEKS

NB(2): WE WILL DELIVER AND HANG THIS PIECE FOR THE PURCHASER


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