Meiji-era Japanese Artist - (John James) Audubon Opening His Box of Watercolors Destroyed by Rats, c. 1872–7
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From: ʿAjā'ib al-makhlūqāt wa gharā'ib al-mawjūdāt by Zakariya al-Qazwini (1203-1283)
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Animals under a night sky, from Antoine Vérard’s 'L’Art de bien vivre et de bien mourir', 1494
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I really appreciate these Art History posts. They are the best tweets on my timeline. Do you just have this knowledge as an artist, or did you have formal Art History education?
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I used to paint, but that was a long time ago. I just like to look at paintings.
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I live with the purple dog now. We all go out, each night, and try to live well.



