Fabel van de hazen en de kikkers

Several frogs are depicted leaping into a pool of water in the foreground, reacting to the approach of a cluster of large hares. The scene is set in a densely wooded landscape, with fine cross-hatching used to create the textures of animal fur and forest foliage. This print belongs to a series of animal fables intended to provide moral instruction through the observation of nature.

Created by Aegidius Sadeler, the court engraver to Rudolf II, this work reflects the Prague court's interest in natural history as a vehicle for moral and Stoic philosophy. It illustrates the lesson that no matter how fearful or unfortunate one's condition, there are always others in a more precarious state, a theme common in Renaissance emblem literature.