Friday, June 13, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Pietro Berrettini da Cortona (1596-1669)
Around 1618 Berrettini made a series of extraordinary drawings that were later forgotten and only printed in 1741. The figures are emphatic anatomical entertainers who solicit attention with aggressive body language.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Leopold & Rudolf Blaschka
During the late 19th century, Leopola Blaschka (1822-1895) and his son Rudolf (1857-1929) produced beautifully detailed glass models of bizarre sea creatures for natural history museums and aquaria all over the world.
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