Part 1, Plate 1, from the series Archetypa studiaque (Archetypes and Studies)

Jacob Hoefnagel after Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

This print features a large beetle in the center, accompanied by a butterfly, a caterpillar, a fly, and some other small bugs. Around these creatures, there are a branching plant with flowers, a rose, half a pear, and a spiral shell. At the top and bottom of the print are some lines of text.