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Lecture on Anatomy by Andreas Bonn

Dutch / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of “Voordracht over de anatomie door Andreas Bonn voor het departement der Tekenkunde van Felix Meritis” of 1792 by Adriaan de Lelie.  This artist from Tilburg was self-taught and left for Antwerp in 1773 with his friend Cornelis van Spaendonck.  Aged eighteen upon this move, he painted historical works and portraits in Antwerp.  He moved to Amsterdam ten years later and became the darling of enlightened and progressive circles.  The attention his works garnered are a precursor to the popular art genre, the Conversation Piece.  In this ground-breaking painting, Lelie depicts the famous anatomy lectures of Dr. Andras Bonn in Amsterdam.  This masterpiece measures 100 cm wide and 81 cm high.  It is in the Amsterdam Museum in Amsterdam.
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1700 Map of Italy by De L’isle

French / Italian / Maps and charts - 1 year ago - troycapc

This wonderful map of Italy was included in Guillaume de L’isle’s World Atlas of 1700.  It incorporated many modern elements of cartography for the first time in a widely published work.  He became the first royal cartographer in 1718 and was an associate of the Academy of Science.  His maps were the most accurate available and were updated with the accounts of travelers.  He was the first cartographer to not depict California as an island.  He died in Paris in 1726.

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