Leda and the swan, Joris Hoefnagel, 1591

Leda and the swan, surrounded by flora and fauna including a stargazer lily (lilium 'stargazer'), a common lizard (lacerta vivipara), a common pear (pyrus communis), a stem of pinks (dianthus caryophyllus), a chater beetle (?) (cetonia aurata), a moor frog (rana arvalis), a garden snail (helix aspersa), a peach (prunus persica) and a conch shell. Date: 1591. Dimensions: height: 125 mm (4.92 in); width: 185 mm (7.28 in). Medium: distemper, panel, vellum. Joris Hoefnagel - Leda and the swan