Galerie Klementinum
Gardens of Paradise, Gardens Desolate: Nature and Landscape in Historical and Contemporary Illustration
Curator: Barbora Müllerová
What did early modern herbaria, atlases, and lapidaries look like, and what do the best ones look like today? The exhibition, which we have prepared in cooperation with the National Library in Klementinum, takes visitors through the rich book culture depicting nature and landscapes, from late medieval herbariums to richly illustrated cabinets of curiosities of highly learned doctors, to contemporary illustrators whose work pays tribute to medieval illuminations and old prints.