Tag Archives: Animals

40,000 ya: Löwenmensch

Posted on September 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Discovered in 1939, the Löwenmensch (“lion-human”) is an ivory figurine carved from a mammoth’s tusk. It is the oldest-known zoomorphic (animal-shaped) sculpture in the world, as well as the oldest-known example of figurative art. Historically, there has been some debate over … Continue reading →

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1607: Book of Kings

Posted on September 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

Muhammad ibn Mulla mir al-Husaini al-Ustadi: Illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Abu’l Qasim Firdausi (1605–7)

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1665: Fleas

Posted on September 28, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gerard ter Borch: Boy Ridding his Dog of Fleas (1665)

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1901: More Crows

Posted on September 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Nicholas Roerich: The Crows (1901)

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1400: Rain God

Posted on September 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

This Mixtec figure from the Middle Post Classic Period (1200-1400) represents a person impersonating a deity—a practice whereby the god would have been brought into the world of human experience. The undersized symbolic weapon and shield, as well as the … Continue reading →

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1805 BC: Game of Hounds and Jackals

Posted on September 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

A board game from the reign of Amenemhat IV (c. 1814–1805 BC) (source)

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1913: Sheep

Posted on September 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ernest Bieler: Les Moutons à Montorge (1913)

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1633: Bird on a Camellia Bush

Posted on September 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Shi zhu zhai shu hua pu [Ten Bamboo Studio collection of calligraphy and painting] (1633) “This is the earliest Chinese book printed by the technique of polychrome xylography known as douban invented and perfected by Hu Zhengyan 胡正言 (1584-1674). The … Continue reading →

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1913: My Heart at Evening

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

My Heart at Evening Toward evening you hear the cry of the bats. Two black horses bound in the pasture, The red maple rustles, The walker along the road sees ahead the small tavern. Nuts and young wine taste … Continue reading →

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1991: Confound these Wretched Rodents!

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

M. C. Wyman, penciler: Doctor Doom vs Squirrel Girl and friends; Marvel Super-Heroes Vol 2 #8 (December, 1991)

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