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The Rinpa School, Edo Period (1603-1867), Japan specialized in works that were decorative & highly intellectual, referencing classic literary works of the Heian/Kamakura Periods. Stylistically, they mixed 2D forms w 3D areas created by tarashikomi, a wet-on-wet technique. 1/4
Not #Caterday yet & I've posted this before, but for some reason, I thought I would share again. Takao Iijima (b.1931) aka Ay-O, (靉嘔) is Fluxus artist from Japan. He does amazing silkscreen prints. Naturally, my favorites are his cats.
#MedievalManuscripts Holding a book properly so that it wouldn't be damaged was important. People would use their sleeves (like this hybrid fellow), or use cloth covers
#FontsOnFriday #FontCovers The magnificent Salle, St Peter,Norfolk (c. 1410-30s) though it is skeletal, it still rises gracefully w/a crane projecting 10 feet from tower gallery.
https://t.co/GBjzqWJx4l
@TheEsteemedFox Oh my gosh, that's crazy! I was distracted by the colors. I am amazed that bad painting like this passed muster. Thought hair styled with ineffable light always attracts compliments. 😄 Contemporary artist Geertgen tot Sint Jans's babies are just missing their necks...
Altar of Haldern w/ story of St. Liudger (1440-50), Münster, Westfalen, Landesmuseum, Germany. Cool details: the striped textiles hanging flanking the altarpiece (cupboard under it); the striped bed sheet; candles, scrolls & books.
https://t.co/QpIlEk7fK4
https://t.co/CMhP56kjal
Dortmund, Petrikirche, Adriaan van Overbeck, Das Goldene Wunder (1521) huge altarpiec w/ 36 panels showing life Emerentia, great grandmother of Christ. Here she sits at her wedding banquet crowned w/a cloth of honor behind her; like that later in Brueghel's wedding feast.
Dortmund, Petrikirche, Adriaan van Overbeck, Das Goldene Wunder (1521) is a huge altar 5.65 x 7.4m fully opened; 36 panels w/ lots of random cats & dogs. Here Emerentia (mother of Anne) w/white cat; w/white dog on cushion; same (?) dog w/ others.
https://t.co/VUxpnJJkKs
#Caterday Fun cat-dragon images by Sebastien Millon. I really like the one coming in for a landing over a field of flowers.
https://t.co/SVUCLkQAW4
#MedievalTwitter Red Sea being truly red: Georges Trubert C15, France; Nuremberg Chronicle C15, Germany; 1530 Woodcut, Italy; Filippino Lippi (follower) c. 1500, Italy. https://t.co/EmLfHjCtDm