Plate 42: Jewel Beetle with a Rosary Pea and a Flower (Oleander?)

Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

This painting features an iridescent green beetle with brown legs, a red and brown bead or similar object, and a white and pink flower with a thin, curved green stem. The beetle is in the center with the bead on the left and the flower on the right. Surrounding the objects is a gold oval outline. Above and below the outline are lines of blue text, and on the right is a line of Roman numerals. The background is off-white paper.