art_history_animalia

art_history_animalia, 17 hours ago to random

Four #cicada brooches, Eastern Germanic, c. 380-500 CE
silver, copper alloy, iron
Morgan Library display

“#Cicadas symbolized immortality in the ancient world, perhaps because of their seemingly miraculous regeneration after long periods of dormancy. Cicada brooches were worn by women living along the Danube and on the northern shores of the Black Sea. The Goths converted to Christianity in the period after AD 350, and these brooches may have had connotations of spiritual renewal and rebirth.”

gallery sign: CICADA BROOCHES Cicadas symbolized immortality in the ancient world, perhaps because of their seemingly miraculous regeneration after long periods of dormancy. Cicada brooches were worn by women living along the Danube and on the northern shores of the Black Sea. The Goths converted to Christianity in the period after AD 350, and these brooches may have had connotations of spiritual renewal and rebirth. 19 Four cicada brooches, ca. AD 380-500 Eastern Germanic, silver, copper alloy, iron

art_history_animalia, 1 day ago to spiders

#Arachnid appreciation post:
Marble cylinder seals from ancient Mesopotamia, Late Uruk / Jamdat Nasr Period, c. 3500-2900 BCE:
(7) Three #Spiders
(8) #Scorpion with a Plant
on display at The Morgan Library & Museum NYC

Scorpion with a Plant seal (numbered 8 on display) “Displayed here are seals with modern impressions replacing the clay used in antiquity. Below each impression is a photographic enlargement that clarifies the detail and beauty of the carving.”

art_history_animalia, 2 days ago to random

Happy to be otw to NYC to see both these exhibitions at The Morgan Library & Museum !
“Walton Ford: Birds and Beasts of the Studio” + “Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature”
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/current

art_history_animalia, 2 days ago to random

Another wonderful piece to celebrate #WorldTurtleDay 🐢 during #BearAwarenessWeek 🐻:
Randy Chitto (Choctaw, b.1962)
#Turtle Storyteller with #Bear Hide
Ceramic sculpture, H 10 1/8 inches (25.7 cm)
https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Turtle-Storyteller-with-Bear-Hide/908DD6475EBA218C35AF0D8C545E5E3D
"Randy's artistic journey primarily centers around the turtle, symbolizing the Choctaw's storytellers, and the bear, representing the strength and courage of the male facet of the tribe."
https://randychitto.com/bio

art_history_animalia, 2 days ago to random

For #WorldTurtleDay 🐢:
Tsuba with Design of #Turtles and Water
Okamoto Shigetsune, Chôshû School
Japan, early 19th c.
iron (decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, nikubori, kebori)
7 x 6.8 x 0.4 cm (2 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
The Art Institute of Chicago 11.11583: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/11366/tsuba-with-design-of-turtles-and-water
#JapaneseArt

art_history_animalia, 2 days ago to random

Here is a whole pile of turtles for #WorldTurtleDay! 🐢
#Netsuke of Group of #Turtles
Japan, 19th century
Ivory, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) x W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 10.211.897: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60191
#JapaneseArt

art_history_animalia, 3 days ago to random

From the blog for #WorldTurtleDay: what does this unusual 18th c. English portrait from @philamuseum have in common with this early 20th c. Ottoman one from @PeraMuzesi? More than you may think! 😉 Find out more here: https://arthistoryanimalia.com/2023/05/23/animal-art-of-the-day-for-world-turtle-day-an-unusual-tortoise-portrait-from-18th-century-england-and-its-connection-to-ottoman-turkey/

1. Still life with a Tortoise, 1743
2. The Tortoise Trainer, 1906

zoomed in detail of the tortoise
Osman Hamdi Bey The Tortoise Trainer, 1906 version oil on canvas, 221.5 cm × 120 cm Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
zoomed in detail of the tortoises at the man's feet

art_history_animalia, 5 days ago to random

Party hat for #WorldBeeDay 🐝: bee(s) in your bonnet!
Hat, 1960s
Designer: Bes-Ben (American, founded 1920), made in Chicago, USA
plastic, synthetic, cotton
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2006.74.6: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/128400

art_history_animalia, 6 days ago to random

For #WorldBeeDay 🐝:
#Netsuke of #Bee on a Leaf
Japan, 19th c.
Ivory, H 1 1/8 x W 1 3/4 x D 1 in. (2.9 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 91.1.985 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/59697
#JapaneseArt

art_history_animalia, 6 days ago to random

For #WorldBeeDay 🐝:
Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)
#Bees , 1948
gouache & cut out paper, 101x241cm
Foundation Beyeler, Riehen, Basel
https://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-matisse/bees-1948