A striking memento mori composition by French artist Philippe Pasqua, this work features real butterflies embedded within layers of acrylic resin, their delicate wings preserved in a haunting tableau that speaks to the transience of beauty and life. The tension between the butterflies' natural splendor and their fixed, lifeless state evokes the classical vanitas tradition, reimagined through a bold contemporary lens. Presented on the artist's own plinth, the work transcends the picture plane to become a sculptural object, blurring the boundary between painting and three-dimensional form.