| Sumario: | In the second half of the 19 century British culture, insects included among various images of flora and fauna world are richly represented in the Pre-Raphaelite and Aesthetic art. The perception of nature attributes in the framework of the category of beauty conforms to idealism and specifics characteristic of the Pre-Raphaelite and aesthetic style of expression. In Pre-Raphaelite paintings, mythological and religious symbolism of insects intertwined with the real world objects offers a new interpretation of Biblical and mythological images. In aesthetic writing of ëart for artís sakeí advocates, which in the paper is exemplified by the analysis of Oscar Wildeís creative writing, insects possess several functions; they can be researched on the basis of the juxtaposition of ënatural ñ artificialí. Insects as nature attributes (belonging to the category ëthe naturalí) in Wildeís works represent the worldview of Romanticist writers inspired by Rousseauís ideas, they represent the exotic nature segment of the eastern or the southern space, and stand for the micro-space of the harmonious world contrary to the disharmonious macro- space. Insects as attributes of culture (belonging to the category of ëthe artificialí) emphasize the aspect of exotic decorativism and ornamentation inspired by Victorian interior design and domestic arts. Exoticism and mysticism of insect symbolism (butterfly, scarab) attracted many artists of the time. Images of insects used as details in emblems of their personalities reveal the philosophical system of their worldview. In the paper, it is analyzed as a creative process of image-building that is an organic part of the19th century dandyism.
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