Harvard Art Museums > M24374: The Theater of Nature, or, Curiosity Filled the Cabinet Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Theater of Nature, or, Curiosity Filled the Cabinet (Angela S. Lorenz) , M24374,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/186250. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M24374 People Angela S. Lorenz, American (born 1965 -) Title The Theater of Nature, or, Curiosity Filled the Cabinet Classification Prints Work Type artist's book Date 1999 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/186250 Physical Descriptions Medium Etching, watercolor, and letterpress, the work constructed as fold-outs Technique Etching Dimensions 19.2 x 18.2 x 89 cm (7 9/16 x 7 3/16 x 35 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: Angela Lorenz colophon: yes, unpaginated [p. 10], printer's ink and graphite, letterpress and handwritten, signed, in artist's hand: The Theater of Nature / or / Curiosity Filled the Cabinet / is an edition with unique variants, as ten different curiosities are depicted in water-color for each of the seven books created. Most of these images are based on manuscript illustrations commissioned by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), the first professor of natural history appointed in Italy and the creator of an extensive museum of natural artifacts. The others were commissioned by Manfredo Settala (1600-1680) for his collection of curiosities in Milan. On the verso of the water-colors eleven copperplate etchings compose a paper "hall of wonders". They recreate prints commissioned by founders of collections of curiosities to represent the museums visually at the front of a published catalog. Type printed with moveable type in Centaur (a mythical beast) at Stamperia Valdonega of Verona. Cover created with the mineral lepidolite.For Lucy R. Sprague / who loved the theater and / all things extraordinary[signed] Angela Lorenz 1/7 / Angela Lorenz Bologna, Italy 1999. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Angela Lorenz, Manchester, Massachusetts, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, April 11, 2000. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund Copyright © 1999 Angela S. Lorenz Accession Year 2000 Object Number M24374 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
