Historia serpentum et draconum, 1640. Watercolor. Italy. SourceUlisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) or Aldr
Historia serpentum et draconum, 1640. Watercolor. Italy. SourceUlisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) or Aldrovandus is considered the founder of modern Natural History. Along with the collection of worldwide specimens, which were one of the first Wunderkammer, he used to collect drawings of animals hard to find or preserve. Thanks to artists like Agostino Carracci, Teodoro Ghisi, Jacopo Ligozzi, he created an archive of 8000 sheets, from which 3000 planks are still preserved in Bologna. -- source link
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