FMR Magazine Gen/Feb 1989. John Soane's Museum / Home. Photo by Massimo Listri

Evolving colors

🪰 Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Amphibien in ihren sämmtlichen Hauptformen Wien: Kaiserl. Koenigl. Hof- und Staatsdr., 1864 Original source Image description: Historical illustration from 1864 showing two amphibians resting on tree branches. The top amphibian (Fig. 12) is a colorful lizard-like creature with a long, slender tail, green limbs, and a body shading from green to reddish brown with a textured, scale-like pattern. The bottom amphibian (Fig. 13) is darker, predominantly gray to black with a spiny dorsal ridge, a robust body, and a long curled tail. Both are surrounded by detailed green leaves and small fruits, highlighting their natural habitat. The image is labeled in German with scientific names Polycheirus virescens and Semiarus lueieri.

Primavera (details) (c. 1482), tempera on panel, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence by Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi)

Fragments of a fantasy-themed letter for my Irish pen pal 🌿✨

'anne de bretagne' stone bust, france c. 1500.

Art Deco Ingrid perfume bottle made of malachite glass by Riedel Glassworks, depicting a figure beneath a waterfall, Bohemia, Czech Republic, 1930s.

An early morning in the company of a few European hares/fältharar. Värmland, Sweden (July 17, 2020).

Ghismonda with the heart of Guiscardo detail, (1650) by Bernardino Mei

The crypt beneath the Church of the Nativity of Our Lord, Loreta, Prague. > Photos by P. Zuchnický.

It is known to have once been owned by Icelandic Bishop Hannes Finnson who was alive from 1739 until 1796 and known for having a vast library containing many volumes of magic related texts and manuscripts. Full manuscript here.

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/28869/

The figure of Melusine, at the 16th century sculpture garden of Bomarzo, Italy.

The Vampire Lovers (1970), dir. Roy Ward Baker