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Curious Beasts - Animal Prints from the British Museum (Paperback)
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Curious Beasts - Animal Prints from the British Museum (Paperback)
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List price R292
Loot Price R256
Discovery Miles 2 560
You Save R36 (12%)
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The Camelopard, The Monstrous Pig, The Famous Porcupine, Durer's
Rhinoceros: these are but a few of the beautiful and bizarre
creatures that feature in this delightful book. In the visual arts
of the fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries in Europe,
animals were understood in relation to the human world, whether as
animals of the farm, estate or household, beasts of burden or as
diversions in menageries and travelling shows. At the same time,
rapidly increasing investigation of the natural world engaged
artists in the problems of accurate representation: prints were
particularly important in distributing natural historical
information (or misinformation) across a wide, international
audience. This beautifully illustrated book explores perceptions of
the natural world as seen through the eyes of imaginative artists:
works by Goya, Stubbs and Bewick stand alongside prints by
lesser-known artists, each selected for its graphic strength, charm
and narrative interest. Featured are natural history studies,
masterpieces from the British Museum's exceptional collection of
classical old master prints, book illustrations, satires and
popular prints to beautifully capture the diversity and appeal of
early modern print culture. Visually stunning, entertaining and
intriguing, this book explores humankind's enduring curiosity about
the animal world.
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