Twee hagedissen before 1650

light pencil work

quirky sketch

pen sketch

pencil sketch

cartoon sketch

personal sketchbook

ink drawing experimentation

pen-ink sketch

sketchbook drawing

sketchbook art

"Twee hagedissen" ("Two Lizards"), an etching by Italian artist Antonio Tempesta (1555-1630) dating from before 1650, depicts two reptilian creatures. The work is notable for its detailed depiction of the lizards' scales, which are rendered with great precision. The work is on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The piece exemplifies Tempesta's mastery of naturalistic illustration, common in the scientific and natural history art of the 16th and 17th centuries.