sessileblossom:‘This goblet by Abraham Jamnitzer plays upon two Ovidian themes: the transformation o
sessileblossom:‘This goblet by Abraham Jamnitzer plays upon two Ovidian themes: the transformation of the nymph Daphne into a laurel tree, and the transformation of seaweed into stony coral by contact with blood dripping from Medusa’s severed head. Marvels of nature overturned natural regularities and baffled explanation.’-Wonders and the Order of Nature by Lorraine Daston & Katharine Park -- source link
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