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Goat
The goat is taken from a woodcut illustration from Historiae animalium by Conrad Gesner, an encyclopedic work — “a Renaissance inventory of zoology” — published in Zurich between 1551 and 1558, which sought to build a connection between ancient knowledge of the animal world and modern science.
Linocut print made with a vertical press on 200 gsm Favini Rismacqua ivory paper using intaglio ink.
Paper size: 11.69 × 8.27 inches (A4)
Image size: 4.72 × 6.30 inches
Octopus
The octopus is taken from a woodcut illustration from Historiae animalium by Conrad Gesner, an encyclopedic work — “a Renaissance inventory of zoology” — published in Zurich between 1551 and 1558, which sought to build a connection between ancient knowledge of the animal world and modern science.