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Contemporary Art

1960Pop Art Post Modernism Shona Sculpture Contemporary Indigenous Australian Art Zaire School of Popular Painting2020

The Enlightenment

Dare to Know

Maria Sibylla Merian, The Artists

Maria Sibylla Merian

A botanist gets a divorce and travels the world

John James Audubon, The Artists

John James Audubon

Friend of the birds

Orra White Hitchcock, The Artists

Orra White Hitchcock

Of Love and Mushrooms

Anna Atkins, The Artists

Anna Atkins

Electric blue: the first photographic book

Charles Darwin, The Artists

Charles Darwin

The art of seeing

James Nasmyth, The Artists

James Nasmyth

The inventor of the steam hammer maps the moon

Ernst Haeckel, The Artists

Ernst Haeckel

The beautiful weirdness of nature

Death of Constantine, The Enlightenment

Death of Constantine

Metamorphosis of a Caterpillar to a Butterfly, Maria Sibylla Merian

Metamorphosis of a Caterpillar to a Butterfly

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1679

Fiding of Moses, The Enlightenment

Fiding of Moses

Black Tegu Lizard, Maria Sibylla Merian

Black Tegu Lizard

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1700

Floral Wreath with Insects, Maria Sibylla Merian

Floral Wreath with Insects

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1700

Heron Encircled by a Snake, Maria Sibylla Merian

Heron Encircled by a Snake

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1700

Tulip, two Branches of Myrtle and two Shells, Maria Sibylla Merian

Tulip, two Branches of Myrtle and two Shells

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1700

Branch of Genipapo with Long-Horned Beetle, Maria Sibylla Merian

Branch of Genipapo with Long-Horned Beetle

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1702-1703

Branch of West Indian Cherry with Achilles Morpho Butterfly, Maria Sibylla Merian

Branch of West Indian Cherry with Achilles Morpho Butterfly

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1702-1703

Citron with Monkey Slug Moth and Harlequin Beetle, Maria Sibylla Merian

Citron with Monkey Slug Moth and Harlequin Beetle

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1702-1703

Tropical White Morning Glory with two beetles, Maria Sibylla Merian

Tropical White Morning Glory with two beetles

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1702-1703

Turk's Cap Lily, Maria Sibylla Merian

Turk's Cap Lily

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1705

The Alchemist, Joseph Wright of Derby

The Alchemist

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1771

American Flamingo, John James Audubon

American Flamingo

John James Audubon, 1827-1838

Arctic Tern, John James Audubon

Arctic Tern

John James Audubon, 1827-1838

Bonapartian Gull, John James Audubon

Bonapartian Gull

John James Audubon, 1827-1838

Iceland, or Jer Falcon, John James Audubon

Iceland, or Jer Falcon

John James Audubon, 1827-1838

Long-tailed, or Dusky Grous, John James Audubon

Long-tailed, or Dusky Grous

John James Audubon, 1827-1838

Puffin, John James Audubon

Puffin

John James Audubon, 1827-1838

Side View of the Skull of Toxodon, Charles Darwin

Side View of the Skull of Toxodon

Charles Darwin, 1838

Top View of the Skull of Toxodon, Charles Darwin

Top View of the Skull of Toxodon

Charles Darwin, 1838

Snowy Owl, John James Audubon

Snowy Owl

John James Audubon, 1827-1838

Summer Red Bird, John James Audubon

Summer Red Bird

John James Audubon, 1827-1838

Warbling Flycatcher, John James Audubon

Warbling Flycatcher

John James Audubon, 1827-1838

Contortions in Mica Slate, Whately, Massachusetts, Orra White Hitchcock

Contortions in Mica Slate, Whately, Massachusetts

Orra White Hitchcock, c. 1828-1840

Drawing of Strata, Christiania (Oslo), Norway, Orra White Hitchcock

Drawing of Strata, Christiania (Oslo), Norway

Orra White Hitchcock, c. 1828-1840

Nautilus Shell, Orra White Hitchcock

Nautilus Shell

Orra White Hitchcock, c. 1828-1840

Plesiosaurus Skeleton, Orra White Hitchcock

Plesiosaurus Skeleton

Orra White Hitchcock, c. 1828-1840

Slate, Devon, England, Orra White Hitchcock

Slate, Devon, England

Orra White Hitchcock, c. 1828-1840

Geological observations on South America — Plate 1, Charles Darwin

Geological observations on South America — Plate 1

Charles Darwin, 1846

Geological observations on South America — Plate 2, Charles Darwin

Geological observations on South America — Plate 2

Charles Darwin, 1846

Geological observations on South America — Plate 3, Charles Darwin

Geological observations on South America — Plate 3

Charles Darwin, 1846

Dictyota dichotoma (Forkweed), Anna Atkins

Dictyota dichotoma (Forkweed)

Anna Atkins, 1849-1850

Aspidium Lobatium, Anna Atkins

Aspidium Lobatium

Anna Atkins, 1853

Chordaria flagelliformis, Anna Atkins

Chordaria flagelliformis

Anna Atkins, 1853

Polypodium Phegopteris (Northern beech fern), Anna Atkins

Polypodium Phegopteris (Northern beech fern)

Anna Atkins, 1853

Papaver Orientale (Oriental poppy), Anna Atkins

Papaver Orientale (Oriental poppy)

Anna Atkins, 1852-1854

Crater of Vesuvius, James Nasmyth

Crater of Vesuvius

James Nasmyth, 1864

Plate 1. Baltimore Oriole, Genevieve & Virginia Jones

Plate 1. Baltimore Oriole

Genevieve & Virginia Jones, 1879-1886

Plate 2. Wood Thrush, Genevieve & Virginia Jones

Plate 2. Wood Thrush

Genevieve & Virginia Jones, 1879-1886

Plate 3. Black-Billed Cuckoo, Genevieve & Virginia Jones

Plate 3. Black-Billed Cuckoo

Genevieve & Virginia Jones, 1879-1886

Plate 4. Indigo Bird, Genevieve & Virginia Jones

Plate 4. Indigo Bird

Genevieve & Virginia Jones, 1879-1886

Plate 5. Red-Winged Blackbird, Genevieve & Virginia Jones

Plate 5. Red-Winged Blackbird

Genevieve & Virginia Jones, 1879-1886

Plate 6. Kingbird, Genevieve & Virginia Jones

Plate 6. Kingbird

Genevieve & Virginia Jones, 1879-1886

Plate 7. Crow Blackbird, Genevieve & Virginia Jones

Plate 7. Crow Blackbird

Genevieve & Virginia Jones, 1879-1886

Plate 8. Robin, Genevieve & Virginia Jones

Plate 8. Robin

Genevieve & Virginia Jones, 1879-1886

Plate 9. Loggerhead Shrike, Genevieve & Virginia Jones

Plate 9. Loggerhead Shrike

Genevieve & Virginia Jones, 1879-1886

Plate 10. Pewit Flycatcher, Genevieve & Virginia Jones

Plate 10. Pewit Flycatcher

Genevieve & Virginia Jones, 1879-1886

Plate 11. Great Carolina wren, Genevieve & Virginia Jones

Plate 11. Great Carolina wren

Genevieve & Virginia Jones, 1879-1886

Plate 12. Eastern Bluebird, Genevieve & Virginia Jones

Plate 12. Eastern Bluebird

Genevieve & Virginia Jones, 1879-1886

Next Movement

Western Esoteric Art, Age of Exploration

Western Esoteric Art

The best truth is secret truth

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