July 2023 | Joel Oppenheimer Gallery

Detail of Besler Pl. 103, Corallina peony, Lady’s-mantle, Sanicle

Detail of Besler Pl. 103, Corallina peony, Lady’s-mantle, Sanicle

How to Distinguish Between the Various Editions of Besler’s ‘Garden of Eichstätt’

A practical guide to understanding and identifying the different editions of Besler’s folio through paper [...]

29
Jul

In a satirical cartoon for Puck magazine, a woman wearing a plume bedecked hat aims a gun at a rookery of snowy herons.

In a satirical cartoon for Puck magazine, a woman wearing a plume bedecked hat aims a gun at a rookery of snowy herons.

Casualties of Fashion: The Contentious History of Plume Plundering

Though the idea of ornamenting oneself with a bird carcass may be a bit deterring [...]

18
Jul