Surprising Art History Archives | DailyArt Magazine https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/category/special/surprising-art-history/ - Art History Stories and News Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:35:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 From Specimen to Contemporary Taxidermy https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/taxidermy-in-art/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:00:46 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=164336 la Singer, Garden.Julia deVille  is an artist, jeweller and taxidermist who only uses subjects in her taxidermy that have died of natural causes. She is an advocate for animal rights, and began including taxidermy in her art work since 2002, combining it with her jewellery making practice to produce small sculptures and installations. Walter Potter, the Victorian […]

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]]> la Singer, Garden.Julia deVille  is an artist, jeweller and taxidermist who only uses subjects in her taxidermy that have died of natural causes. She is an advocate for animal rights, and began including taxidermy in her art work since 2002, combining it with her jewellery making practice to produce small sculptures and installations.

Walter Potter, the Victorian age’s best-known anthropomorphic taxidermist, opened a private museum in 1861 to showcase his creations; he’d taxidermied 10,000 animal specimens by the end of his life. His elaborate displays included scenarios like kittens drinking tea and playing croquet at a garden party, squirrels smoking cigars and playing poker, and rabbits studying in a classroom.

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]]> After 30 Years We Still Don’t Know Where the $500 Million Artworks Are Hidden https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/biggest-art-heist-isabella-gardner-museum/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000 http://dailyartmagazine.ga/biggest-art-heist-isabella-gardner-museum/ The post After 30 Years We Still Don’t Know Where the $500 Million Artworks Are Hidden appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> The Paint Colors That Killed Artists—And the Women Who Wore Them https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/toxic-beauty-3-poisonous-painters-pigments/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:00:31 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=250455 The post The Paint Colors That Killed Artists—And the Women Who Wore Them appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> Meet Asparagus, The King of Vegetables! Not Just for Vegetarians https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/asparagus-the-king-of-vegetables-not-only-for-vegetarians/ Thu, 28 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000 http://dailyartmagazine.ga/asparagus-the-king-of-vegetables-not-only-for-vegetarians/ The post Meet Asparagus, The King of Vegetables! Not Just for Vegetarians appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> Great Artists’ Dachshund Muses https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/artists-dachshund/ Tue, 26 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000 http://dailyartmagazine.ga/artists-dachshund/ The post Great Artists’ Dachshund Muses appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> When Nothing Becomes Art: John Cage, Yves Klein, and the Power of Absence https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/john-cage-yves-klein-absence-in-art/ Mon, 25 May 2026 03:00:25 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=259348 The post When Nothing Becomes Art: John Cage, Yves Klein, and the Power of Absence appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> A Dog with the Face of Elon Musk Kneeled in Front of Me, and It Wasn’t a Dream—Beeple in Berlin https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/dog-with-face-elon-musk-beeple-regular-animals-berlin/ Mon, 18 May 2026 03:00:39 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=258821 The post A Dog with the Face of Elon Musk Kneeled in Front of Me, and It Wasn’t a Dream—Beeple in Berlin appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> Rembrandt’s Anatomy Lesson You Have Never Seen Before https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/the-anatomy-lesson-of-dr-deijman-by-rembrandt/ Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:32 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=258691 The post Rembrandt’s Anatomy Lesson You Have Never Seen Before appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> The Secret Rooms of Pompeii That Tourists Weren’t Supposed to See https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/shocking-secret-museum-art-pompeii/ Thu, 14 May 2026 03:00:29 +0000 http://dailyartmagazine.ga/erotic-art-pompeii-herculaneum-nsfw/ The post The Secret Rooms of Pompeii That Tourists Weren’t Supposed to See appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> The Bust of Nefertiti: Ancient Masterpiece or Genius Hoax? https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/bust-of-nefertiti-fake/ Wed, 13 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000 http://dailyartmagazine.ga/bust-of-nefertiti-fake/ The post The Bust of Nefertiti: Ancient Masterpiece or Genius Hoax? appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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