This vintage engraving from around 1900 depicts a wide range of ways animals protect themselves. Among others, cat nails, fangs of snakes, the skunk, electric eel, caterpillars' fire hairs and insect stings are shown in detail.
At Studio Wunderkammer, we are captivated by the vintage atmosphere of the Wunderkammer or cabinet of curiosities. A room in which the wonders of the natural world were brought together. Think of a collection consisting of taxidermy, fossils, insects, flora, fauna and scientific instruments. Basically.. Read more…