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  • Moral significance of insects



    Molanus discusses the usefulness of insects, spiders, ants and similar animals in painting and indicates their moral significance and therefore usefulness to painting.

    Conflict
    Sacred vs. profane imagery
    Mention
    Leuven, 1617
    Subject
    Ants ; Insects ; Spiders