https://scienceblogs.com/ en https://scienceblogs.com/bioephemera/2009/04/29/fossils-in-fine-art <span>Fossils in fine art</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><form mt:asset-id="12362" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img src="http://scienceblogs.com/bioephemera/wp-content/blogs.dir/263/files/2012/04/i-98b4606b53c1a90235ba2dc4a415e294-Picture 1.png" alt="i-98b4606b53c1a90235ba2dc4a415e294-Picture 1.png" /></form> <p>Check out <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/laelaps/">Brian's</a> new review of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0253351758?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=bioephemeraco-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0253351758"><em>A History of Paleontology Illustration (Life of the Past)</em></a> by Jane Davidson, in <em>Palaeontologia Electronica</em>:</p> <blockquote><p>It is rare for fossils to be featured in fine art, but in the 15th century painting A Goldsmith in His Shop, Possibly Saint Eligius by the Flemish master Petrus Christus there is, if you look carefully, a fossil shark tooth among the objects scattered on the shop's table. The fossil plays a nearly insignificant role in the painting, but it reflects the general interpretation of such natural curiosities at the time. From this modest starting point, Davidson launches into a detailed artist-by-artist exposition of fossil illustration, explaining artistic traditions and techniques as well as the changing nature of paleontology.</p></blockquote> <p>Sounds fascinating!</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/author/bioephemera" lang="" about="/author/bioephemera" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">bioephemera</a></span> <span>Wed, 04/29/2009 - 08:09</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/biology" hreflang="en">biology</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/books-essays" hreflang="en">Books &amp; Essays</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/medical-illustration-and-history" hreflang="en">Medical Illustration and History</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/museum-lust" hreflang="en">Museum Lust</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/science" hreflang="en">Science</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/art" hreflang="en">Art</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/book" hreflang="en">Book</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/brian-switek" hreflang="en">Brian Switek</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/dinosaurs" hreflang="en">dinosaurs</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/fossils" hreflang="en">fossils</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/illustration" hreflang="en">illustration</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/jane-davidson" hreflang="en">jane davidson</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/laelaps" hreflang="en">laelaps</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/paleontology" hreflang="en">paleontology</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/biology" hreflang="en">biology</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/science" hreflang="en">Science</a></div> </div> </div> <section> <article data-comment-user-id="156" id="comment-2403374" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1241010046"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Thanks, Jessica! It is not a bad reference book, but I really wish Davidson spent some more time on illustration post "Dinosaur Renaissance." Oh well, at least that's a niche I might one day be able to fill. :)</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2403374&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="4s0dOB3CDv4WFVEIj1HZlwaQB5B6s9xJI87WUVS5H9I"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a title="View user profile." href="/laelaps" lang="" about="/laelaps" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">laelaps</a> on 29 Apr 2009 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/32114/feed#comment-2403374">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/laelaps"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/laelaps" hreflang="en"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/Brian%20Switek.jpg?itok=sb7epXsa" width="66" height="100" alt="Profile picture for user laelaps" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2403375" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1241241806"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Oooh -- another great book reference! Thanks bunches!</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2403375&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="RplhNuo1P25PBE7etuoeG-tbZ76tQOErjHjcVs3r28s"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://kericronin.wordpress.com/" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Keri (not verified)</a> on 02 May 2009 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/32114/feed#comment-2403375">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> </section> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="comment-forbidden"><a href="/user/login?destination=/bioephemera/2009/04/29/fossils-in-fine-art%23comment-form">Log in</a> to post comments</li></ul> Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:09:54 +0000 bioephemera 129450 at https://scienceblogs.com