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The Serene Woodblock Prints of Hasui Kawase
Hasui Kawase woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) Among the most acclaimed Japanese shin-hanga print designers of the 20th century is Hasui Kawase (1883-1957). Hasui Kawase is renowned for his landscape woodblock prints, often...
The Serene Woodblock Prints of Hasui Kawase
Hasui Kawase woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) Among the most acclaimed Japanese shin-hanga print designers of the 20th century is Hasui Kawase (1883-1957). Hasui Kawase is renowned for his landscape woodblock prints, often...
10 iconic bird species seen in "Birds of Americ...
John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an ornithologist, naturalist and painter known for his groundbreaking work "The Birds of America," a collection of over 400 drawings of birds. Audubon's passion for...
10 iconic bird species seen in "Birds of Americ...
John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an ornithologist, naturalist and painter known for his groundbreaking work "The Birds of America," a collection of over 400 drawings of birds. Audubon's passion for...
From Horus to Saint George slaying the dragon
In this article, we'll see how the famous legend of Saint George slaying the dragon originated in ancient Egypt, and in particular with Horus. Saint-Georges: from harpooning king to legionary...
From Horus to Saint George slaying the dragon
In this article, we'll see how the famous legend of Saint George slaying the dragon originated in ancient Egypt, and in particular with Horus. Saint-Georges: from harpooning king to legionary...
Amun's game of the goose and snake (First Dynas...
Mehen and Amun's goose This ancient egypt game, also called Mehen after the snake god a protective deity which coils around the sun god Ra during his journey through the night,...
Amun's game of the goose and snake (First Dynas...
Mehen and Amun's goose This ancient egypt game, also called Mehen after the snake god a protective deity which coils around the sun god Ra during his journey through the night,...
Joris Hoefnagel and The Four Elements
Joris Hoefnagel, a self-taught Dutch artist active in the late 16th century, was a pivotal figure straddling two eras of Netherlandish art. As one of the last manuscript illuminators working...
Joris Hoefnagel and The Four Elements
Joris Hoefnagel, a self-taught Dutch artist active in the late 16th century, was a pivotal figure straddling two eras of Netherlandish art. As one of the last manuscript illuminators working...
Harikikigaki, the book of pathogenic insects
Kanshaku The strange bug above is a Kanshaku , an insect with an angry head that rises from the liver to the rib cage. People infected with Kanshaku tend...
Harikikigaki, the book of pathogenic insects
Kanshaku The strange bug above is a Kanshaku , an insect with an angry head that rises from the liver to the rib cage. People infected with Kanshaku tend...