Witte boterbloem en een tweede soort Ranunculus 1617

"Witte boterbloem en een tweede soort Ranunculus" (White buttercup and a second type of Ranunculus), a 1617 engraving by Crispijn van de Passe (II), depicts a detailed study of two types of buttercup flowers. The meticulous rendering of the plants' delicate petals and leaves, along with the inclusion of a tiny bee in flight, highlights the artist's fascination with the natural world. This artwork is a prime example of 17th-century botanical illustration, a genre that flourished during the Scientific Revolution, as naturalists sought to accurately document and understand the diversity of the plant kingdom. The engraving is now part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.