Stredoveké umenie dodnes ľudí fascinuje. Jednak svojou estetickou kvalitou, ale aj určitou bizarnosťou. Daniel Holland tiež patrí k milovníkom malieb tohto obdobia. Všimol si tiež, že stredovekí maliari často pomerne vtipne znázorňovali zvieratá, ktoré nikdy nevideli. Odkázaní boli len na ich sprostredkovaný popis a vlastnú fantáziu.
Ich svojrázne vyobrazenie slonov, veľrýb či hrochov pripomína skôr akési podivné mimozemské bytosti a dnes spôsobuje pobavený úsmev. Holland tieto diela zverejnil na Twitteri, kde sa im dostalo výrazného ohlasu. Nižšie si môžeš pozrieť hneď 17 vtipných ukážok toho, ako si umelci v stredoveku predstavovali niektoré zvieratá.
1. Krokodíl
A Crocodile, Unknown Artist, c. 1250-1260 pic.twitter.com/tHHJWrMAb7
— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
2. Nosorožec
A Rhinoceros, Caspar Schmalkalden, 17th Century pic.twitter.com/tIksvbSW1x
— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
3. Ustrica
A thread of medieval paintings of animals that look nothing like real animals because the artist had never seen them.
Starting with – The Oyster pic.twitter.com/gzUIGs96AP— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
4. Hroch
A Hippopotamus, Jacob van Maerlant, c. 1350 pic.twitter.com/ljsQuUyZLC
— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
5. Slimák
A Snail, Jacob van Maerlant, c. 1350 pic.twitter.com/Iu42xEHSMw
— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
6. Veľryba
A Whale, Unknown Artist, 13th Century pic.twitter.com/T3RARYfXZx
— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
7. Tiger
A Tiger, Unknown Artist, 12th Century pic.twitter.com/JkNaaqCaNB
— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
8. Leopard
This leopard that’s clearly distraught over his misrepresentation.
From the Aberdeen Bestiary pic.twitter.com/yl3BfPDUO4— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
9. Bobor
This beaver with a fish tail.
From Livre des Simples Médecines pic.twitter.com/DOT84tz2oA— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
10. Slon
This earless elephant with a castle on its back.
By Guillaume le Clerc from the Bestiary of William the Clerk pic.twitter.com/yVCIa4fiWX— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
11. Ďalší slon
This elephant with a tornado trunk.
By Jacob van Maerlant from Der Naturen Bloeme pic.twitter.com/9zaRLcFEi5— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
12. Krokodíl číslo 2
A Crocodile, Edward Topsell, 1658 pic.twitter.com/83HRXHEqRm
— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
13. Sova
This Owl with a human face pic.twitter.com/fUkWW4O1eG
— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
14. Ďalší bobor
A Beaver, Edward Topsell, 1658 pic.twitter.com/7DC0RsUWgm
— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
15. Slony
Elephants, Unknown Artist, Late 13th Century pic.twitter.com/ETvaxCZKGR
— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
16. Levy a medvede
Lions And Bears, Unknown Artist, Early 13th Century pic.twitter.com/yQxJVaIIqP
— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
17. Podivný krokodíl
This crocodile with a cougar head.
From the Rochester Bestiary pic.twitter.com/HPvefdwzYt— Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) October 5, 2020
