Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 1, Plate 11]

Jacob Hoefnagel after Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

The largest objects in the image are a lizard in the upper center and an apple-like fruit with a butterfly perched on it, positioned to the left. The color palette is monochrome, comprised of black and white, resembling a classic ink illustration. The lizard is situated slightly to the right of center, with its head pointing towards the right, while the apple-like fruit with the butterfly is located towards the lower left. Below the lizard, there is a large leaf with a cucumber-like object, and to the right, next to the leaves, are various seed pods and flowers. Other insects, including a dragonfly, bee, spider, and beetle, are dispersed throughout the image.