Ocelot: the evolution of taxidermy
The two mounted ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) demonstrate that taxidermy has come a long way and that there is a huge difference between the stuffed creatures from the 18th and 19th centuries and the masterful, anatomically correct modern-day museum exhibits. The taxidermist who mounted the first ocelot in 1818 had never seen a live ocelot and had nothing but the skin and a few sketches of the animal, lacking basic anatomical knowledge. Gerhard Schröder in 1934, on the other hand, mounted the second specimen, having studied live animals. He also had the dead animal, complete with muscles and skeleton, at his disposal and was thus able to create a masterful, anatomically correct taxidermy that gives an impression of the live animal.
carola radke (mfn)(? – ?)
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Museum für Naturkunde Berlin(ベルリン, ドイツ)
ベルリンの自然史博物館。恐竜の骨格、始祖鳥の化石、生物多様性の展示など、地球の生命の歴史を辿る貴重なコレクションをご紹介します。
作品詳細
- 作品名: Ocelot: the evolution of taxidermy
- 作家: carola radke (mfn)
- 技法: Landscape
- 著作権の状態: 著作権保護対象
- 展示場所: Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
- 色相: Ochre to Sepia
- 知覚輝度: deep_shadow
