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Francis Barlow, the King's Birds, and the Ornithology of Francis Willughby and John Ray
In this essay, Nathan Flis identifies paintings by English artist Francis Barlow as the sources for illustrations of exotic birds in Ray and Willughby's Ornithology. The process of painting played a key role in establishing the likenesses of the birds, which involved the observation of live specimens and comparison with graphical and textual precedents. At the same time, popular prints by Barlow depicting the same birds cast the creatures as objects of wonder and cultural lore. Barlow's role in the Ornithology is unexpected because his popular works stood at odds with the Royal Society's mandate to describe nature objectively. The range of Barlow's productions highlights the plurality of–and tensions between–experiences of the natural world in the seventeenth century.
Journal Article
Portrait painter to the birds
In this dazzling and colourful programme, Sir David Attenborough reveals two of his greatest passions, Birds of Paradise and the art of bird illustration. They are combined in the work of William Cooper, one of the greatest of all bird painters. At his home in tropical Queensland, Australia, the artist introduces Sir David to a local Bird of Paradise whose portrait he is to paint. The film illuminates the history and technique of bird illustration, as it follows the progress of the painting.
Streaming Video
The atlas of birds
The Atlas of Birds captures the breathtaking diversity of birds, and illuminates their conservation status around the world. Full-color maps show where birds are found, both by country and terrain, and reveal how an astounding variety of behavioral adaptations--from flight and feeding to nest building and song--have enabled them to thrive in virtually every habitat on Earth. Maps of individual journeys and global flyways chart the amazing phenomenon of bird migration, while bird classification is explained using maps for each order and many key families.
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Avian art reborn
Talks to Geoff Norman about his book 'Buller's birds of New Zealand: the complete work of JG Keuelemans', which focuses on the beauty of the old illustrations of NZ birds and the story of J.G. Keulemans. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Book Review
The family of hummingbirds : the complete prints of John Gould
\"The sublime collection of 418 superbly detailed paintings of hummingbirds by the great artist John Gould, the 19th-century naturalist painter often referred to as the British Audubon, represents all the known species on the planet at the time and is the most complete ever produced. Like Audubon, Gould depicted the birds as they are in life, in their native habitats, which was still a revolutionary approach at the time. Yet Unlike Audubon, Gould travelled widely across the globe and the exquisite hummingbirds he painted so beautifully represent all the known species at the time and haled from the most remote and exotic ecosystems on the planet. In their essay for the book, co-writers Joel and Laura Oppenheimer tell the story of Gould's colourful life and place his work in the context of the times, when exploration of science and the world s natural wonders was at an all-time high. The Family of Hummingbirds will delight birdwatching hobbyists, fans of naturalist historical prints, and especially lovers of the avian Tinker Bell.\"--Provided by publisher.
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