Forest Floor with a Snake, Lizards, Butterflies and other Insects, Otto Marseus van Schrieck, Circa 1650-1678

Forest floor with various animals in between various plants. At the foot of a tree stand two lizards. To the left a snake tries to bite a butterfly. A frog is watching on. A butterfly sits on one of the grass-stalks. In the ait more butterflies are flying as well as a dragonfly. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: Circa 1650-1678. Place of creation: Northern Netherlands. Dimensions: height: 76 cm (29.9 in); width: 62 cm (24.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Bosgrond met een slang, hagedissen, vlinders en andere insecten Rijksmuseum SK-A-975