Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Athanasius Kircher's Arca Noë


Links to images of Kircher's analysis of the design of Noah's Arc here and here


2 comments:

  1. Kircher's drawings are very detailed and remind me of 18th century scientific illustrations. They are all also visually consistent which is something I want to be prominent in project 3 for me.

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  2. I was scrolling through these images and text and was kind of blown away at how all of this was completed by Kirchner... I mean, it must have taken several years, if not almost a whole life time to produce such detailed work. The animals, maps, landscapes and building structures all had a similar look to them with their shading and his usage of lines. Artists like this make me wish I could naturally draw well to produce work, but it is always inspirational to see what someone is able to freehand and design in order to generate a narrative.

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