Teylers Museumさんのイラストまとめ

These funny creatures come from one of the 10 volumes of the book 'Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen' by the German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel Schreber (1739 - #otd in 1810)

You can find all volumes of the book here: https://t.co/6yLgW6ugzg

On this day in 1824 François Le Vaillant (1753-1824) died. He was the first to confront Europe with the wonderful fauna of the tropics.

In our library we have four amazing ornithological book, such as his famous "Histoire naturelle des perroquets". https://t.co/0P2fw4Nv5r

John Constable schilderde de mooiste wolkenluchten. Deze kun je nu komen bewonderen bij ons in Haarlem. Maar.... heb je je wel eens verdiept in verschillende soorten wolken? Kijk eens op deze pagina van @KNMI https://t.co/VobNAeOOx2 en vergeet niet naar de lucht te kijken!

Drie generaties // Three generations
Hendrik Valkenburg (1826-1896)
ca. 1896

#artoftheday

🦇Happy #Halloween!🦇
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Did you know that bats are the only mammals that can really fly?⠀
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J. C. D. von Schreber (1739 - 1810) wrote 'Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen', which focused on the mammals of the world. https://t.co/jcbwIVajVd⠀

Constable registered colour and shape of clouds, rainbows and sunsets, and recorded the exact date, time, wind force, and weather conditions. He wanted to paint the sky with more feeling and expressiveness.⠀
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Cloud Study, 1821⠀
John Constable⠀⠀
Collection of David Thomson

According to artist Barend Koekkoek nature is perfect. He was born #onthisday in 1803. Here you see two of his great paintings: summer and winter landscape.

Met deze dansende meiden staan we even stil bij Isaac Israëls die op deze dag in 1934 overleed.

Dansende meiden
Isaac Israëls (1865 - 1934) 
1913

Op de #dagvandeleraar danken we graag alle leerkrachten die met hun leerlingen naar het museum komen!

De vrije uren van een dorpsschoolmeester in vroeger tijd
August Allebé (1838 - 1927)
1865

Of course we love the clouds and landscapes John Constable made. But have you noticed the little animals that are hidden in his landscapes? #worldanimalday #dierendag