Fabel van de wolf en de egel

A large, shaggy wolf crouches in an aggressive posture before a small hedgehog that has bristled its spines in defense. The scene is set on a dirt path leading toward a village with a prominent church tower, with jagged, towering mountains rising in the distance. Small figures and a horse-drawn cart are visible in the mid-ground, providing a sense of scale to the natural setting.

Produced by Aegidius Sadeler while serving as the imperial engraver for Rudolf II in Prague, this print belongs to the 'Theatrum Morum' series of animal fables. It reflects the Rudolfine interest in combining naturalistic observation with moralizing emblems, a key component of the intellectual culture at the Prague court where art, science, and Hermetic philosophy intersected.