Still Life: Depicting Nature from Woodcuts to X-Rays
An exhibition on the techniques devised to capture nature on paper from the 16th century to today.
This exhibition ran from September 2024 until February 2025.
From the carved woodblocks of the early modern period to the new technique of X-Rays in the twentieth century, the exhibition Still Life revealed how different methods of representing nature have furthered our understanding and knowledge of the natural world.
The exhibition showcased manuscripts, rare books, specimens, and rare books from our collections that indicate the many techniques that have been used to depict nature in the last five centuries: woodcuts, engravings, drawings, paintings, nature printing, dried specimens, photographs, X-rays, and finally digital art.
