White Porcelain Floral Natura Va Salt Cellar Scarab

In the 16th century, following a commission by Emperor Rudolf II, Flemish painter and merchant Joris Hoefnagel, famous for his natural history illustrations, created illuminations for a work of calligraphy called Mira calligraphiae monumenta. Five centuries later, Hoefnagel's art inspired a decoration that reinvents the same naturalistic essence.