For the past 15 years, the British Museum has been ramping up for an unveiling they've had recently. That is, one of the most significant cultural collections of 2-dimensional art (prints, drawings, and paintings) in the world. BibliOdyssey highlights some of his finds and The Guardian taps into the virtual treasure trove. A treasure it is, with 50,000 drawings, a third of a million bookplates, and so on. A free text search of "Spain" captured 1028 images. "Picasso," 239 images. "Still life," 684 images. "Wood block," 2186 images. "Ferrets," 10.
The image above is an engraving by Franz Isaac Brun (1555 - 1610) entilted "Polyhymnia" from a series entitled "The Muses." If you care to find whatever it is you fancy, start looking here.
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Ha! That's not fair. I was just delving back into the honey pot and went looking for some info on Brun with you as the first hit. I hate it when I find 'myself', so to speak, when searching.
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