Sunday, March 3, 2013

Mushrooms in works of art

Did you know that before 1500, mushrooms were seldom found in European art? 
The Wilton Diptych, an exception from 1395
National Gallery, London

Check out the Registry of Mushrooms in Works of Art and learn more!

Four artists are singled out as "mushroom-prolific artists" in the above registry:
Karl W. Hamilton
Paolo Porpora 
Otto Marseus van Schrieck
Pseudo Fardella

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