1. deadsunflower: Alessandro Varotari Padovanino, Orpheus and the animals. 1600s. Museo del Prado, Madrid.

    deadsunflower:

    Alessandro Varotari Padovanino, Orpheus and the animals. 1600s. Museo del Prado, Madrid.

  2. artaddictsanonymous: Briton Rivière, Aphrodite, 1902

    artaddictsanonymous:

    Briton Rivière, Aphrodite, 1902

  3. archives-dada:

    Hannah Höch, Album (the images collection of Hannah Höch : 114 pages and contains over 400 photographic illustrations from periodicals), c. 1933 (suite)

  4. stilllifequickheart: Bruno Liljefors Partridges in the Snow Late 19th - early 20th century

    stilllifequickheart:

    Bruno Liljefors

    Partridges in the Snow

    Late 19th - early 20th century

  5. stilllifequickheart: Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen Cat with Cactus Flower 1921

    stilllifequickheart:

    Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen

    Cat with Cactus Flower

    1921

  6. oldbookillustrations: Greenland Gyrfalcon. Archibald Thorburn, from Coloured figures of the birds of the British Islands vol. 1, by Thomas Littleton Powys (Lord Lilford), London, 1885. (Source: archive.org)

    oldbookillustrations:

    Greenland Gyrfalcon.

    Archibald Thorburn, from Coloured figures of the birds of the British Islands vol. 1, by Thomas Littleton Powys (Lord Lilford), London, 1885.

    (Source: archive.org)

  7. oldbookillustrations: Poet and Pegasus. Walter Crane, from The magazine of art vol. 10, London, 1887. (Source: archive.org)

    oldbookillustrations:

    Poet and Pegasus.

    Walter Crane, from The magazine of art vol. 10, London, 1887.

    (Source: archive.org)

  8. muirgilsdream: Wild Boar Piglet, 1578, by Hans Hoffmann, circa 1530- 1591.

    muirgilsdream:

    Wild Boar Piglet, 1578, by Hans Hoffmann, circa 1530-
    1591.

  9. taxidermy-in-art: les deux garçons Madame Récamier taxidermi / gemengde techniek 2012 45 X 30 X 30 cm Prijs op aanvraag

    taxidermy-in-art:

    les deux garçons

    Madame Récamier

    taxidermi / gemengde techniek 2012 45 X 30 X 30 cm
    Prijs op aanvraag

  10. ancientart: Horse head, gilded silver, 4th century AD, Sassanid art. Found in Kerman, Iran. Photo taken by Jastrow at the Louvre, France.

    ancientart:

    Horse head, gilded silver, 4th century AD, Sassanid art. Found in Kerman, Iran.

    Photo taken by Jastrow at the Louvre, France.

  11. demonagerie: St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 357, f. 279 (St Gall and his companion bear). Pontifical-Missal of the St. Gallen Abbot Diethelm Blarer (1530-1564). St Gall, 1555.

    demonagerie:

    St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 357, f. 279 (St Gall and his companion bear). Pontifical-Missal of the St. Gallen Abbot Diethelm Blarer (1530-1564). St Gall, 1555.

  12. “Naked woman with head of a bear” engraving possibly published by John Smith, after Unknown Artist mezzotint, ca.1680-1690 just realized I have cephalophore as a tag on this tumblr but not theriocephaly. must be rectified immediately.

    “Naked woman with head of a bear”

    engraving possibly published by John Smith, after Unknown Artist

    mezzotint, ca.1680-1690

    just realized I have cephalophore as a tag on this tumblr but not theriocephaly. must be rectified immediately.

    (Source: kirgiakos)

  13. indigodreams: stilllifequickheart: Johann Freidrich Seupel Squirrels 18th century

    indigodreams:

    stilllifequickheart:

    Johann Freidrich Seupel Squirrels 18th century

  14. erinvaganos:

    Swimming in a Sea of Stars.

  15. compendium-of-beasts: Le loup et l’agneau.  [The wolf and the lamb.] (1875) via NYPL

    compendium-of-beasts:

    Le loup et l’agneau.  [The wolf and the lamb.] (1875)

    via NYPL