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.
£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.
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