Fantasy and Reality: The Art of Johan Tobias Sergel Manuscripts animals and insects

animals and insects

and the ekphrastic experience of reading Ashbery

as oil on canvas supplanted fresco as the most popular medium

Jobbins of Holborn

This enamel ornament highlights a popular image from the Morgan's famous manuscript the Hours of Catherine of Cleves

Fantasy and Reality: The Art of Johan Tobias Sergel Manuscripts animals and insectsThough little known beyond his native Sweden, sculptor and draftsman Johan Tobias Sergel (17401814) was one of the most compelling artistic figures of the late eighteenth century. This exhibitionthe first dedicated to Sergel outside Europewill feature a selection of his drawings alongside sculptural works in terracotta, marble, and plaster. Trained initially in Stockholm, Sergel spent time in Paris and, more importantly, over a decade in Rome, where