Nature Illuminated: Flora and Fauna from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II Impressionist 141 color and 17 b/w

141 color and 17 b/w illustrations

and the vitality he infused into everything he painted

"A tribute to artists and their media

He is the author of Building in China (The Chinese University Press

as well as the Mapplethorpe Archive housed at the Getty Research Institute

Nature Illuminated: Flora and Fauna from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II Impressionist 141 color and 17 b/wLee Hendrix and Thea Vignau Wilberg The court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the Mira calligraphiae monumenta, a brilliant demonstration of two artscalligraphy and miniature painting. The project began when Rudolf's predecessor, Ferdinand I, commissioned master calligrapher Georg Bocskay to create a model book of calligraphy. A preeminent scribe, Bocskay assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historic