ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY for World Parrot Day: Two Majolica Cockatoos
May 31st is World Parrot Day!
To celebrate, here are two cockatoos seen at the recent Majolica Mania exhibition at the Walters Art Museum:
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ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY: Today is the “Feast of the Ass” so here’s a donkey dish
January 14th is Feast of the Ass day! Yes, that’s a real thing — it was a niche Christian medieval feast day celebrated primarily in France as part of the Feast of Fools. But lest you think this meant the donkey was celebrated in a wholly positive light, you might…
ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY for International Land Snail Day: Snail gathering ritual on an ancient Moche vessel
“The figures on this Moche vessel hold gathering sticks that collect snails depicted in sculpture relief. The snail gathering ritual is taking place on a mountain suggested by the serpentine lines that arc across the top and front of the vessel. The snails absorbed mescaline-based chemicals while feeding on San…
ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY for National Lobster Day #1
It’s National Lobster Day so I get to share one of my favorite Nazca ceramics! Such a unique piece infused with so much character…I mean just look at that face… 😂
IN THE NEWS: Art meets science in analysis of ancient dancing horse statue
A 1,300-year-old sculpture of a dancing horse — a precious relic of China’s Tang dynasty — captured an ancient tradition of trained horses performing for emperors.But curators at the Cincinnati Art Museum weren’t charmed with one of the lively 8th-century statue’s features: a forehead tassel they suspected wasn’t original.How to investigate without…
SWIPED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA: MNA’s “Piece of the Month” is the Tenayuca Tlacuache!
Translation of caption: “In many Indigenous myths and legends, the tlacuache [opossum] has a special place. He is cunning and stands up to power to bring fire to men. Being a central figure in the mythology of pre-Hispanic peoples, he was represented in ceremonial dishes, such as this one found…
SWIPED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA: Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art features animal pieces from its collection all month long!
After a long period of relatively little activity outside of posting info about events, Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art’s social media has had a busy August sharing more images from its collection, including no less than a half dozen animal art-themed works! I have been sharing these on the…
ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY for World Honeybee Day from the Majolica Mania exhibition
For #WorldHoneybeeDay here is another piece from the Majolica Mania exhibition at the Walters Art Museum:
ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY: Owl Supernatural Decapitator!
Here’s another piece from the Ancient Americas gallery at the Reading Public Museum…“Owl Supernatural Decapitor” needs to be someone’s new goth metal band name In Moche art, birds of prey are sometimes depicted as Supernatural Decapitators who sever the heads of sacrificial victims. This Decapitator Owl has a face with…
ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY from Majolica Mania: Pretty Fly
Here’s another neat piece from the recent Majolica Mania exhibition at the Walters Art Museum:
