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Tag Archives: Natural History Art
The Language of Paper – Deciphering the Secrets of Antique Paper through Its Material Qualities
Often indications of a paper’s place of origin, method of manufacture, and time of creation [...]
19
Sep
Sep
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
Jul
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
Jul
The Birds of Paradise: One of Nature’s Most Elusive, Ostentatious, and Promiscuous Families
The Introduction of Birds-of-Paradise to the Western Imagination [...]
24
Jun
Jun
Investigating Audubon’s 50 Best Watercolors
The Oppenheimer Editions Fine Art Prints of Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America [...]
22
Jun
Jun
Interspecific Encounters in Audubon’s Birds of America
Picturing Combat between Different Species in Audubon's Prints [...]
22
Jun
Jun
Plant Mutations in the Botanical Prints of Pierre-Joseph Redouté
A consideration of the artistic rendering of the Tulip Breaking Virus, and the phenomenon of [...]
22
Jun
Jun
The Articulation of Macabre Bird Habits in John Gould’s Prints
Exposing the unsavory tendencies of the Common Cuckoo and Great Grey Shrike in Gould’s Birds [...]
21
Jun
Jun
Audubon’s Miniature Folio – The Octavo Edition of Birds of America
A survey of the technical translation of Audubon’s work from the monumental to the miniature. [...]
21
Jun
Jun
A Modernist Approach to Understanding a Selection of Prints from Audubon’s Birds of America
A Discussion of Spatial and Perspectival Distortion, Challenging the Confines of the Print Perimeter, and [...]
21
Jun
Jun
What are the differences between an Audubon Havell engraving and Bien Lithograph?
How to differentiate between John James Audubon's two Double-Elephant folio Editions of The Birds of [...]
20
Jun
Jun
The East Asian Influence in Audubon’s Art
A consideration of the increasingly globalized trade networks of the 19th century and their impact [...]
20
Jun
Jun
The Controversy Surrounding Audubon’s ‘Bird of Washington’
A consideration of the complex and convoluted history of Audubon's unidentified rapacious species [...]
20
Jun
Jun
Recent Acquisitions – Original Paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes
A beautiful selection of original watercolor paintings by renowned artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes has recently [...]
19
Jun
Jun
The Historical Significance of Botanical Illustration
A consideration of the motives behind picturing plants including the functional uses and theoretical implications [...]
16
Jun
Jun
The Inclusion of Foreign Avian Species in Gould’s Birds of Europe
When browsing the contents of John Gould’s compendious Birds of Europe, the majority of the [...]
16
Jun
Jun
Was Alexander Wilson’s Art Precursive of the Modern Field Guide?
An examination of the stylistic qualities of Wilson’s art in relation to modern standards of [...]
07
Jun
Jun
The Interrelation between Natural History Art and Porcelain Ornamentation
The decorative use of Redouté’s botanical illustrations on Sèvres porcelain [...]
27
Apr
Apr
Discovering Audubon’s Animals in The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America
The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America [...]
25
Apr
Apr
The Evolution of Audubon’s White-headed Eagle
The confluence of creative mechanisms behind Alexander Wilson and John James Audubon’s depictions of the [...]
22
Apr
Apr
Visualizing the Human Impact on the Natural World in Audubon’s Quadrupeds
Unlike Audubon’s Birds of America, where human presence and impact on nature are infrequently illustrated, [...]
20
Apr
Apr
Audubon’s Osprey
Audubon’s Osprey or Fish Hawk frequently makes its way into the top tier of Audubon’s [...]
13
Apr
Apr
Part 2: The Influence of Scientific Modalities of Perception and Representation in Merian’s Artwork
An examination of Merian’s artwork in light of 17th-century scientific standards of perception and illustration [...]
13
Apr
Apr
A Comparative Analysis of the Bird Prints of Prideaux John Selby and His Contemporaries
An exploration of the creative confluences and stylistic continuities between the artwork of Selby and [...]
21
Mar
Mar
A Comparative Analysis of Poiteau and Brookshaw’s Pomological Prints
A Consideration of the Aesthetic, Technical, and Didactic Components of Poiteau and Brookshaw’s Depictions of [...]
22
Dec
Dec
Merian’s Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname
Visualizing Contained Ecosystems and Insect Development [...]
16
Nov
Nov
Audubon’s Havell Edition of the Raven and American Crow
Sensorial engagement and the challenging of object-viewer relations in Audubon's prints [...]
02
Nov
Nov
Catesby’s Crustaceans – Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands
Picturing Oddity and Abundance in British Colonial America. [...]
27
Oct
Oct
Symbiosis of Art and Science in Audubon’s Pileated Woodpecker
The twofold nature of Audubon’s prints as both artistic and scientific is exemplified in his [...]
19
Oct
Oct
Exploring Audubon’s Woodcock – The Havell Edition
An analysis of Audubon's technical and creative approach to rendering the American Woodcock [...]
08
Oct
Oct
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