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Two Mice, Joris Hoefnagel, 1594; this drawing was made by Hoefnagel for his friend Johannes Muisenhol from Frankfurt; the scene refers to his surname (mouse hole), while the extinguished candle & the gnawed walnut stand for the transience of life @rijksmuseum 🐭🐁
#ArtHistory 1647
Maria Sibylla Merian was #bornonthisday in #Frankfurt.
"Art & #Nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another."
#art #artist #artists #fineart #illustrator #illustration #germanart #painting #paintings #painter #discoverher #botd
#OTD in 1647, Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Frankfurt. She was one of the first naturalists to observe the life cycle of insects. Merian is also known for her beautiful scientific illustrations.
Roman cavalry helmet dated 3rdC AD found in Heddernheim, Germany. Made from iron with bronze decorations including four snakes it would've been highly polished with a large peak and cheek pieces (now missing). Helmet on display in the Frankfurt Archaeological Museum.
Ausdrucken und aufhängen: Die Frankfurter Agentur Kombinatrotweiss hat von ihr vertretene Illustratoren gebeten, Anleitungen gegen die Verbreitung von Corona zu gestalten, die kostenlos zu verwenden sind >>> https://t.co/bYPbsT0oUZ <<< #Illustration #Illustrator
Died (alas!) on this day in 1598, in Frankfurt, engraver, editor & publisher Theodor de Bry. Brought images of the goings-on in the New World to a fascinated public in Europe. Here, a delightful cannibal barbecue. Fun times!
Patricia Storms @pstormsy on her most recent picture book, MOON WISHES, which is being translated this September into German, ahead of the Frankfurt Book Fair in October, where Canada will be guest of honour. https://t.co/iCBP6kCy3q
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🎼Charles Camille Saint-Saëns(1835-1921)
🎵Op.78 (Symphonie no.3, avec orgue - Frankfurt, 21. Februar 2020)
📖https://t.co/PdCNJOG6uT
🎨Martin La Spina ( https://t.co/5KulXVGeZH )
#RIP Ulay
Next to Self-Portrait, 1990
Photo: Andreas Arnold, Frankfurt, 2016
For #WoodcutWednesday we have some wonderful hand-coloured prints from ‘Plantarum, arborum, fruticum, et herbarum effigies’ published in Frankfurt in 1652. #RareBooks
Maria Sibylla Merian, Plate 12 from ‘Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium’ (1705)
(Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt) #illustration #biology #botanical
Sunburned skin like a frankfurter bout to burst, u know he got that HGH gut and his dearly departed gf’s head in the cooler 🤭
A couple of years ago I had the pleasure to design and animate for VIESSMANN at the ISH 2017. The job was done at ACHT FRANKFURT. Everyone who works there has a great haircut.
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#showyourwork #job #motiondesign #animation @behance @maxon @AdobeAE #cinema4d
Today’s Google Doodle, illustrated by Frankfurt-based artist Cynthia Kittler, celebrates the Jewish German poet and artist Else Lasker-Schüler, widely considered one of the greatest lyricists to write in the German language
Beckmann was a keen musician & instruments appear on his canvases as symbols of rhythm & the new Jazz age. The Synagogue at Frankfurt am Main (1919), Family Picture (1920), Carnival (1920) & the Dream (1921)
Die Wiedmann Bibel im Bibelhaus Frankfurt Erlebnismuseum. Besuche die Sonderausstellung "Schätze des Bibelhauses" ab dem 4.Februar. Bestaune das komplette Original der Wiedmann Bibel und entdecke die interaktive Bibel Erlebniswelt. https://t.co/QnR4ABQ3H7
This week, I’m on a European comix adventure with @Comixace , @RonaldJWimberly & @klg19 . Our first stop: Cologne, Germany (ok, technically Frankfurt, but just the airport) . We’re going to Brussels, Paris & @bdangouleme too
@FanpageOfTLH The Great Lakes Special is most likely an homage to the Chicago dog, which contains:
-boiled or steamed Vienna® brand frankfurter
-poppy-seed bun
-mustard
-pickle relish
-white onions
-tomato wedges
-kosher dill pickles
-sport peppers
-dash of celery salt
-NO KETCHUP!