New Old Time

17th century Dutch painter's studio with Vermeer's The Little Street painting in progress on wooden easel, palette with oil paints and brushes in soft north window light - LeBonJournal

The Light of Delft: Johannes Vermeer, The Littl...

Johannes Vermeer painted only two surviving cityscapes of his hometown of Delft — The Little Street, now in the Rijksmuseum, and View of Delft, now in the Mauritshuis. Together they...

The Light of Delft: Johannes Vermeer, The Littl...

Johannes Vermeer painted only two surviving cityscapes of his hometown of Delft — The Little Street, now in the Rijksmuseum, and View of Delft, now in the Mauritshuis. Together they...

Iris sibirica in full bloom in a 19th century European botanical garden, violet-blue flowers with white and yellow markings on tall slender stems in soft morning light - LeBonJournal

The Iris Under the Microscope: Arnold Dodel-Por...

In 1892, the Swiss botanist Arnold Dodel-Port published his Anatomisch-Physiologischer Atlas der Botanik — the Anatomical-Physiological Atlas of Botany — from the University of Zurich. Among its most celebrated plates...

The Iris Under the Microscope: Arnold Dodel-Por...

In 1892, the Swiss botanist Arnold Dodel-Port published his Anatomisch-Physiologischer Atlas der Botanik — the Anatomical-Physiological Atlas of Botany — from the University of Zurich. Among its most celebrated plates...

19th century Dutch botanical illustrator's studio circa 1875 with fresh anemone flowers, open watercolour sketchbook with botanical illustration in progress, ceramic palette and fine brushes in soft north window light - LeBonJournal

Luminous Precision: Arentina Hendrica Arendsen ...

Between 1872 and 1881, the Dutch botanical illustrator Arentina Hendrica Arendsen painted garden flowers and exotic species with a luminous precision that placed her among the finest botanical watercolourists of...

Luminous Precision: Arentina Hendrica Arendsen ...

Between 1872 and 1881, the Dutch botanical illustrator Arentina Hendrica Arendsen painted garden flowers and exotic species with a luminous precision that placed her among the finest botanical watercolourists of...

Mid-19th century German school desk circa 1867 with open exercise book in handwritten German script, steel-nib pen, ceramic inkwell and wooden ruler in warm window light - LeBonJournal

The Room Where Learning Happened: D. Englert an...

In 1867, a German illustrator named D. Englert documented the interior of a typical German schoolroom with the precision of a technical draughtsman — the wooden desks, the benches, the...

The Room Where Learning Happened: D. Englert an...

In 1867, a German illustrator named D. Englert documented the interior of a typical German schoolroom with the precision of a technical draughtsman — the wooden desks, the benches, the...

18th century botanist's writing desk with open Coffea arabica botanical engraving, white porcelain coffee cup, quill pens, brass inkwell and leather-bound books in warm candlelight - LeBonJournal

The Plant That Changed the World: J. Miller, Jo...

In 1774, a botanical illustrator named J. Miller engraved the coffee plant with scientific precision for one of the great botanical publications of the Enlightenment. In 1840, John Ellis documented...

The Plant That Changed the World: J. Miller, Jo...

In 1774, a botanical illustrator named J. Miller engraved the coffee plant with scientific precision for one of the great botanical publications of the Enlightenment. In 1840, John Ellis documented...

Victorian field geologist circa 1886 kneeling on rocky terrain extracting an ammonite fossil from limestone with geological hammer, wearing beige canvas jacket and leather gloves, field notebook and magnifying glass on the ground - LeBonJournal

Stone Time: Friedrich Rolle, Schubert's Naturge...

In 1886, a German paleontologist named Friedrich Rolle produced a series of chromolithograph plates of fossil specimens for Schubert's Naturgeschichte that turned the science of paleontology into something approaching art....

Stone Time: Friedrich Rolle, Schubert's Naturge...

In 1886, a German paleontologist named Friedrich Rolle produced a series of chromolithograph plates of fossil specimens for Schubert's Naturgeschichte that turned the science of paleontology into something approaching art....