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Art History AnimaliaFor <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AudubonDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AudubonDay</a> : Both the original watercolor study and published print of Audubon’s Great Horned <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Owl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Owl</a> (Bubo virginianus), Plate 61 of The Birds of America (1827-38), currently on display together at The New York Historical <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a>

Art History AnimaliaSir Peter Markham Scott (British, 1909-1989) Mallard Ducklings, 1933 Oil on canvas board 5¼ x 10 in. (13.3 x 25.4 cm) <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a> <a href="https://www.rountreetryon.com/artists/59-sir-peter-markham-scott/works/10211-sir-peter-markham-scott-mallard-ducklings/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rountreetryon.com/artists/59-sir-peter-markham-scott/works/10211-sir-peter-markham-scott-mallard-ducklings/</a>

Art History AnimaliaMurray Kupferman (1897-2002) The <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Pigeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pigeon</a> Fancier, c. 1960s Oil on canvas On display at The New York Historical’s “Pets in the City” show [1980.57] “Pigeons are among New York City's most iconic residents. Many people, especially lonely urbanites, are drawn to them and their hypnotic waddling and cooing.” <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a>

Art History Animalia<a href="https://historians.social/tags/TextileTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TextileTuesday</a>: “Border fragment of wool with a continuous band of <a href="https://historians.social/tags/hummingbirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hummingbirds</a> and fringelike appendages representing beans. Early Nasca [Nazca, Peru, c.1-450 CE]. <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollination</a> of bean plants by birds may be suggested here.“ On display at American Museum of Natural History [41.2/6321] <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AndeanArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AndeanArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/IndigenousArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousArt</a>

Art History AnimaliaBirding in the archives: <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Peacock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Peacock</a> (f.33r) + <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Parrot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Parrot</a> (f.53r) in the marginalia of a Book of Hours, Northern France, 16th c., @UDLibrary Special Collections MSS 095.031. <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a> ℹ️ While neither bird is native to Europe, both were known since ancient times as exotic imports; each was then adopted into Christian symbolism, with the peacock associated with immortality and the all-seeing eye of God and the parrot with the praise of God and the Virgin Mary.

Art History AnimaliaGrace Hudson (USA, 1865–1937) The <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Dove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dove</a> Place (Ma-yu-ma), 1916 (No. 492) Oil on Canvas Private Collection (L.6.1.2005) - on display at Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WomenArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomenArtists</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/InternationalBirdDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InternationalBirdDay</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Pomo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pomo</a>

Art History AnimaliaFor <a href="https://historians.social/tags/InternationalBirdDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InternationalBirdDay</a> 🕊️: Omocha-e (toy print), Monozukushi-e (themed reference print): <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Birds</a> by Yoshiki 1. n.d. (mid-19th c.) 2. 1852 Japan National Diet Library: <a href="https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1308017" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1308017</a> <a href="https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1308018" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1308018</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapaneseArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a>

Art History AnimaliaHopi Wicker Plaque Basket, n.d. “Polychrome <a href="https://historians.social/tags/eagle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eagle</a> design in dyed rabbit brush woven around sumac warp with yucca edging.” On display at SRJC Multicultural Museum, CA, USA (88.029) <a href="https://historians.social/tags/NativeAmericanArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeAmericanArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/IndigenousArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a>

Art History AnimaliaFor <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldStorkDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldStorkDay</a> + <a href="https://historians.social/tags/TilesOnTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TilesOnTuesday</a>: William De Morgan (English, 1839-1917) <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Stork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Stork</a> and <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Frog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Frog</a> Tile c. 1872-1881 earthenware w/ copper lustre glazing, 15.5 x 15.5 cm National Gallery of Canada 39225: <a href="https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artwork/stork-and-frog-tile" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artwork/stork-and-frog-tile</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a>

Art History Animalia<a href="https://historians.social/tags/NationalPeacockDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalPeacockDay</a> 🦚: Mahamayuri on <a href="https://historians.social/tags/peacock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peacock</a> China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1426-35) Gilt copper alloy Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Now on display at “Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100–1900” @ The Met <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a>

Art History AnimaliaFor <a href="https://historians.social/tags/NationalPeacockDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalPeacockDay</a> 🦚: Taus (mayuri), India, c.1885 wood, parchment, metal, feathers on display at The Met “The name of this bowed instrument means <a href="https://historians.social/tags/peacock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peacock</a> , the bird associated with Saraswati, the goddess of music. Popular at 19th century courts, it derives its form from the dilruba, an instrument combining features of other Indian stringed instruments like the sarangi and the sitar.” <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MusicalInstruments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MusicalInstruments</a>

Art History AnimaliaFor <a href="https://historians.social/tags/NationalPeacockDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalPeacockDay</a> 🦚: Pair of Bracelets with <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Peacocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Peacocks</a> India, Rajasthan, Jaipur or Delhi, c. 1900 enameled & partially gilded silver inlaid with emeralds, rubies, glass, & silicate minerals; paint 3 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 5/8 in. (8.89 x 8.57 x 1.59 cm) LACMA <a href="https://collections.lacma.org/node/226915" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://collections.lacma.org/node/226915</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/IndianArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndianArt</a>

Art History Animalia<a href="https://historians.social/tags/TilesOnTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TilesOnTuesday</a> : Earthenware Tile, c. 1875 Design by CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (British, 1834-1904) Manufactured by MINTON (British, Stoke-on-Trent) On display at Metropolitan Museum of Art (1991.110.2) “Highly stylized and executed in a striking blue and white, Dresser's elegant design captures his dedication to the study of Japanese decorative arts. The bright moon behind the dancing <a href="https://historians.social/tags/cranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cranes</a> creates an otherworldly, almost mystical atmosphere.” <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a>

Art History Animalia<a href="https://historians.social/tags/MetalMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MetalMonday</a> : Hanging Lamp in the Form of a <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Peacock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Peacock</a> Byzantine, 6th-7th c. Copper alloy, cast On display at Metropolitan Museum of Art (61.111a, b) “Conjuring images of the garden of paradise and heavenly splendor, the peacock became a Christian symbol in the 300s.” <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/ByzantineArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ByzantineArt</a>

Art History Animalia<a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldSparrowDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldSparrowDay</a> : Shibata Zeshin 柴田是眞 (Japan, 1807-1891) <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Sparrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sparrow</a> Nest, n.d. (c.1880s) woodblock print, Nishiki-e on paper. H 18.4 x W 21.6 cm British Museum 1906,1220,0.1362: <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-1362" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-1362</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapaneseArt</a>

Art History AnimaliaFor <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldSparrowDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldSparrowDay</a> : Teapot in the Shape of a <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Sparrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sparrow</a> (with <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Cicada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cicada</a> finial) Japan, n.d. Stoneware (Banko Ware), 9.3 x 8.1 x 13.8 cm Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 1991.054.059 a,b <a href="https://aggv.ca/emuseum/objects/11993/teapot--in-the-shape-of-a-sparrow" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://aggv.ca/emuseum/objects/11993/teapot--in-the-shape-of-a-sparrow</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapaneseArt</a>

Art History Animalia<a href="https://historians.social/tags/Goshawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Goshawk</a> Mews, c.1675 Attributed to a Kano school artist Japan, Edo period, 1615-1868 Ink, color, & gold on paper; mounted as a six-fold screen On display at Philadelphia Museum of Art 1978-122-1 <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapaneseArt</a> “This screen is unusual in depicting the mews (enclosure) that houses these birds of prey as they are raised and trained for hunting.”

Art History AnimaliaBORB 😍 Ito Jakuchu (Japan, 1716-1800) <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Crane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crane</a> , 1760-70 Ink on paper; mounted as a hanging scroll On display at Philadelphia Museum of Art 2023-112-33 <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapaneseArt</a>

Art History Animalia<a href="https://historians.social/tags/MetalMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MetalMonday</a>: Gold Ring with <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Parrot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Parrot</a> Mughal India, 18th c. Dia. 2.5 cm <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsInArt</a> <a href="https://www.bonhams.com/auction/18801/lot/344/a-gold-mughal-ring-with-parrot-india-18th-century/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bonhams.com/auction/18801/lot/344/a-gold-mughal-ring-with-parrot-india-18th-century/</a>

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