Dr. Peter Paul Rubensさんのイラストまとめ

Born on this day 1647, naturalist & artist Maria Sibylla Merian. Here, Teucer Owl Butterfly & Rainbow Whiptail Lizard among the bananas, from her book The Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname, 1705.

2/2 The way the star shines on this king like a spotlight is amazing. Even his page is filled with wonder.

3/3 Teaser: whose fighting ships?

Francisco de Goya: Self-portrait being treated by Dr. Arrieto, 1820. Just in case he didn’t survive (but he did!). Today has been his day.

2/2 Skinned rats, very lively. Bloated frogs, less lively. Nature as grotesque, 1609, by Jacques de Gheyn. It’s his day today.

Four frogs. At least three not very happy. As studied by Jacques de Gheyn, d. OTD 1629.

3/3 Sweets in a basket on the table, plus some oddly truncated flatware. By Juan van der Hamen y León, d. OTD in 1631.

Hunting very large crocodiles in Florida, 1591. OK, publisher Theodor de Bry had never actually witnessed this. But today is his day.

Nominee for Historical Hottie du Jour: a bearded man drawn by Jean Clouet, portrait painter to the French court. Today is his day.

2/2 Drawing for an allegory of time and art by Bartholomeus Spranger. It's been his day.