Tag Archives: Animals

16th Century: Crab

Posted on December 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Parmigianino (1503-1540): A Crab Holding a Mussel Open with its Claws

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1880: Midday

Posted on December 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Vladimir Orlovsky: Midday (1880)

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32,000 ya: Panel of the Lions

Posted on December 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Chauvet Cave, Panel of the Lions (Aurignacian culture, ca. 30,000 – 32,000 ya) (source)

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13th Century: Brother Wolf

Posted on November 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

OF THE MOST HOLY MIRACLE OF ST FRANCIS IN TAMING THE FIERCE WOLF OF GUBBIO At the time when St Francis was living in the city of Gubbio, a large wolf appeared in the neighbourhood, so terrible and so fierce, … Continue reading →

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2015: Clubfoot

Posted on November 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

Charlie Carroll: Portrait of Clubfoot 2 (2015)

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1927: The Pat, Pat, Pat of the Sleepy Sheep

Posted on November 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

From Katherine Morris Lester’s Great Pictures and Their Stories, Book Three (1927): Picture Study is rapidly becoming an important factor in our public school education. “Nearly every progressive city,” says the Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C., “is making use of … Continue reading →

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1923: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks

Posted on November 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

John McKirdy Duncan: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks (also known as The Queen of Sheba) (1923)

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3rd Century BC: Dog

Posted on November 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Dog Vessel: Colima, Mexico (200 B.C. – A.D. 500) (source)

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1948: Kriophoros

Posted on November 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Craxton: Boy with Kid (1948); see this post.

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1735: Snake

Posted on November 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Illustration from Albertus Seba’s Thesaurus, Vol. 2 (1735); the full title of the work is in Latin and Dutch: Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio – Naaukeurige beschryving van het schatryke kabinet der voornaamste seldzaamheden der natuur [Accurate Description of … Continue reading →

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