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Damien Hirst’s Nūr Jahān (The Empresses), H10-2 (2022) from The Empresses series is a mesmerizing exploration of power, beauty, and permanence through the fragility of butterfly wings. Named after the influential Mughal empress, the work pulses with regal intensity in a deep crimson palette, layered with intricate mandala-like symmetry. The fiery reds and blacks evoke both passion and authority, while the repetition of butterfly forms suggests cycles of life, death, and rebirth - central themes in Hirst’s practice. At once delicate and commanding, Nūr Jahān celebrates feminine strength and imperial legacy, transforming nature’s ephemeral beauty into an enduring icon of art and history.