Fitzwilliam Museumさんのイラストまとめ

Hendrick Avercamp painted Dutch everyday life, especially winter landscapes.

This watercolour demonstrates his skills as a draughtsman, to convey the hustle & bustle of life on the frozen river - the man carrying firewood and the the sledges 🛷 on the thick ice 🧊 #January

#NationalBirdDay
John James Audubon’s Birds of America (1826-1838) is the finest ornithological work ever published. Its 435 hand-coloured plates depict 495 species, 25 of which Audubon discovered himself. Less than 200 sets were completed & still fewer survive today.

Happy New Year from the Fitzwilliam!

Snowdrops have long been associated with winter – the latin name, Galanthus nivalis, literally means 'milk flower of the snow' reminding us that spring is coming...

#HappyNewYear2021

🎄#Fitzmas 🎄Day 24
 
Within the confines of this roundel, the figures of Orpheus & Eurydice are moulded sinuously together through their touch. It is their touch that visually conveys to us their love.

🌲#Fitzmas 🌲Day 11
The term ‘Doubting Thomas’ refers to anyone who refuses to believe & have faith without direct experience of #humantouch.
Both this manuscript & drawing tell the story of the apostle, Thomas who refused to believe the resurrection unless he can see & #touch

A Bestiary🦌an illustrated volume of beasts & animals 🦌became popular in the Middle Ages, their illustrations were accompanied by a moral, this entry 🦌reads,

''Speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee''

England c.1220 - 1230 #Christmas

John Singer Sargent documented the Western Front of World War I, at Arras & Ypres where he witnessed the scene for the iconic painting, Gassed @I_W_M
Here is Highlanders, resting at the Front.

#WeWillRememberThem #LestWeForget #ArmisticeDay

#WeWillRememberThem #LestWeForget 🌺

If you're a fan of #ClarenceBicknell you can shop his card range here➡️https://t.co/iZWTx7OVVM #artcards

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