Wow! I've wowed at many of these but my jaw dropped. This is just stunning.
It is, isn't it?
Thank you for sharing.
Dragonflies, Japan, 19th century. From an Album of Animals, Plants and Birds by various artists
Fresco from the Villa Poppaea Villa Oplontis, Torre Annunziata, Italy
Bear and a Beehive, from Flore de virtu e de costumi (Flowers of Virtue and of Custom), Italy, N. (Padua?), 15th c
Squirrels in a plane tree by Abu al-Hasan (1589 – c. 1630), Mughal India
A hedgehog wreaking havoc in a vineyard, from a medieval Bestiary, Thérouanne ca. 1277
Noah’s Ark from St Augustine, De civitate dei. Rouen, 3rd quarter of the 15th century.
Sublime😍