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“It’s #BatAppreciationDay and we thought we’d re-share the tiniest (at about the size of a postage stamp), and maybe the cutest bat in our collection. Remember to keep dark!
[Illustrated mini seals containing admonitions] [ca. 1860] 1...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/734c3ff009f283f7ef933a40c1303874/tumblr_ofrulz3ihT1u23qdao1_640.jpg)
It’s #BatAppreciationDay and we thought we’d re-share the tiniest (at about the size of a postage stamp), and maybe the cutest bat in our collection. Remember to keep dark!
JARDÍN INTERIOR II (Framed) By María José Franco Maldonado
Cotton wool and acrylic on canvas
Caladenia taken from ‘Western Australian Orchids’ (1930) by Emily Pelloe.
Wikimedia.
Gordon Louis Mortensen（American, b.1938）
Late November 1993 color reduction woodcut, printed in 31 colors with 31 press runs 24 x 17 ¼" via more
Papilio crino.
SciArt from An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China (1798) by Edward Donovan.
View more in the Biodiversity Heritage Library with thanks to the University Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign for digitizing.
Dr. Atl (Gerardo Murillo) (Mexican, 1875-1964), Autorretrato, c.1958. Oil, Atl Color (solid resin-based pigments) and tempera on wood panel, 28 x 24 in.
April 22nd is also International Mother Earth Day. A day to reflect the interdependence that exists among human beings, other living species and the planet we all inhabit.
Animals and ascetics in a landscape
Place of production: Hyderābād, Andhra Pradesh, India
Opaque watercolor on paper
36.7 x 24.7 cm
Culture
Indian
Islamic
Style / period
Deccani
ca. 1690
Repository: Aga Khan, Prince Sadruddin - Collection, Geneva, Switzerland
HOLLIS number: olvwork58545
