Anne Morrow Lindbergh
I turned to my trusted associate (my younger daughter) to ask what I should do for Art Thursday and she said "shells." So here we go...
A 18th century bronze rocaille fountain with two putti
by Carolus
Selection of Shells Arranged on Shelves
By Alexandre-Isidore Leroy De Barde
Nautilus shells to commemorate Horatio Nelson, at Monmouth Museum, Wales
photo by John Cummings
Festons, masques et rosettes de coquillages
by Jan van Kessel the Elder
New systematic Conchylien Cabinet
by Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Martini and Johann Hieronymus Chemnitz
By Internet Archive Book Images
The Miraculous Adventures of Baron Münchhausen
by Gottfried Franz (1846-1905)
The Scallop, Maggi Hambling, Aldeburgh
"I hear those voices that will not be drowned"
Silver writing set, Kunsthistorisches Museum
This silver casket with various writing utensils was made by the famous Nuremberg goldmsith Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507/08-1585), who frequently worked for the House of Habsburg
Kahelelani (Niihau) shell lei, Hawaii State Art Museum
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful! (Thanks to Elena for suggesting the theme. :-)
I really can't pick a favorite here. As I went down the screen, I would pick one, then the next, then another.
(Though, I must say I didn't know those little sprite creatures were called Puttis. Thanks for the education, too.)