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 (Berlin, Germania)
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Detalii despre această operă
- Titlu: Ocelot: the evolution of taxidermy
- Artist: carola radke (mfn)
- Format: Landscape
- Statutul drepturilor de autor: Protejat de drepturi de autor
- Unde poate fi văzută: Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
- Nuanță de culoare: Ochre to Sepia
- Luminozitate percepută: deep_shadow