Jan Goedart

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Jan Goedart.

Four plates from Metamorphosos de Goedart

Jan Goedart (also spelled Jan Goedhart or Jean Goedart; 1617–1668) was a Dutch painter famous for his illustrations of insects.

Goedart was born in Middelburg.^[1] He published, in his birthplace, a book entitled Metamorphosis and historia naturalis between 1662 and 1667.^[2] For the first time, insects were represented using the technique of engraving after his drawings. Metamorphosis was translated into French in 1700 under the title of Histoire des Insectes, in English History of Insects. It shows meticulous observation of all the growth phases of the insects depicted, including metamorphosis. There is no internal anatomy, only external. Goedhart makes an interesting error, indicating moth caterpillars can produce flies. Presumably he meant Ichneumonidae.

References

The article is based on material translated from the corresponding in French Wikipedia. Other references include :

↑ Johannes Goedaert in the RKD
↑ Kristensen, Niels P. (1999). "Historical Introduction". In Kristensen, Niels P. Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies: Evolution, Systematics and Biogeography. Volume 4, Part 35 of Handbuch der Zoologie:Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches. Arthropoda: Insecta. Walter de Gruyter. p. 1. ISBN 978-3-11-015704-8. Retrieved 30 November 2010.

Authority control	VIAF: 15111376 ISNI: 0000 0001 1468 2039 ULAN: 500029179

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Name	Goedhart, Jan
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch painter
Date of birth	1617
Place of birth
Date of death	1668
Place of death

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