On the Provenance of a Kunstkammer Elephant: Animal Diplomacy and a Prop Artist in the Early nineteenth Century St. Petersburg
The museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg exhibits a taxidermy piece and a skeleton of an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758), mounted in 1806-1807 for St. Petersburg Kunstkammer. The anatomical accuracy and the technique of this taxiderm...
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Taxidermia elefante Kunstkammer de San Petersburgo Principios del siglo XIX Taxidermy Elephant St. Petersburg Kunstkammer Early Nineteenth Century Taxidermia Elefante Kunstkammer de São Petersburgo Início do século XIX |
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On the Provenance of a Kunstkammer Elephant: Animal Diplomacy and a Prop Artist in the Early nineteenth Century St. Petersburg |
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The museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg exhibits a taxidermy piece and a skeleton of an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758), mounted in 1806-1807 for St. Petersburg Kunstkammer. The anatomical accuracy and the technique of this taxidermy piece are exceptional for the beginning of the nineteenth century yet the name of its creator has not been known. A careful study of archival documents survived in the Archives of the Academy of Sciences permitted us to reconstruct the identity of scientists and artists involved in the making: it was a prop artist and papier-mâché craftsman Сarl Thimpont (died 1829), while anatomist Piotr Zaslavsky (1764-1846) supervised the construction of the skeleton. Likely, they both consulted the drawings made by anatomist Petrus Camper in 1802. The elephant was a diplomatic gift from the emir of Bukhara to Catharine II. The animal arrived to St Petersburg by autumn of 1796, was kept in the menagerie of the Imperial Hunting Yard, and died in the April of 1806. |
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I15-R238-article-19622024-12-26T17:07:21Z On the Provenance of a Kunstkammer Elephant: Animal Diplomacy and a Prop Artist in the Early nineteenth Century St. Petersburg Sobre la procedencia de un elefante de la Kunstkammer: Diplomacia animal y un artista de utilería a principios del siglo XIX en San Petersburgo Sobre a proveniência de um elefante de Kunstkammer: a diplomacia animal e um artista de adereços no início do século XIX, São Petersburgo Fedotova, Anastasia Taxidermia elefante Kunstkammer de San Petersburgo Principios del siglo XIX Taxidermy Elephant St. Petersburg Kunstkammer Early Nineteenth Century Taxidermia Elefante Kunstkammer de São Petersburgo Início do século XIX The museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg exhibits a taxidermy piece and a skeleton of an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758), mounted in 1806-1807 for St. Petersburg Kunstkammer. The anatomical accuracy and the technique of this taxidermy piece are exceptional for the beginning of the nineteenth century yet the name of its creator has not been known. A careful study of archival documents survived in the Archives of the Academy of Sciences permitted us to reconstruct the identity of scientists and artists involved in the making: it was a prop artist and papier-mâché craftsman Сarl Thimpont (died 1829), while anatomist Piotr Zaslavsky (1764-1846) supervised the construction of the skeleton. Likely, they both consulted the drawings made by anatomist Petrus Camper in 1802. The elephant was a diplomatic gift from the emir of Bukhara to Catharine II. The animal arrived to St Petersburg by autumn of 1796, was kept in the menagerie of the Imperial Hunting Yard, and died in the April of 1806. El museo del Instituto Zoológico de la Academia de Ciencias de Rusia, en San Petersburgo, exhibe una pieza de taxidermia y un esqueleto de un elefante asiático (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758), montados en 1806-1807 para la Kunstkammer de San Petersburgo. La precisión anatómica y la técnica de esta pieza de taxidermia son excepcionales para principios del siglo XIX, aún se desconoce el nombre de su creador. Un estudio cuidadoso de los documentos de archivo conservados en los Archivos de la Academia de Ciencias nos permitió reconstruir la identidad de los científicos y artistas involucrados en su creación: el artista de utilería y artesano de papel maché Сarl Thimpont (fallecido en 1829), mientras que el anatomista Piotr Zaslavsky (1764-1846) supervisó la construcción del esqueleto. Probablemente ambos consultaron los dibujos realizados por el anatomista Petrus Camper en 1802. El elefante fue un regalo diplomático del emir de Bukhara a Catalina II. El animal llegó a San Petersburgo en el otoño de 1796, fue mantenido en la colección de animales del Imperial Hunting Yard y murió en abril de 1806. O museu do Instituto Zoológico da Academia Russa de Ciências, em São Petersburgo, exibe uma peça de taxidermia e um esqueleto de um elefante asiático (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758), montado em 1806-1807 para a Kunstkammer de São Petersburgo. A precisão anatómica e a técnica desta peça de taxidermia são excecionais para o início do século XIX; o nome do seu criador é ainda desconhecido. Um estudo cuidadoso dos documentos de arquivo conservados no Arquivo da Academia das Ciências permitiu-nos reconstruir a identidade dos cientistas e artistas envolvidos na sua criação: o adereço e artesão de papel maché Сarl Thimpont (falecido em 1829), enquanto que o anatomista Piotr Zaslavsky (1764-1846) supervisionou a construção do esqueleto. Ambos consultaram provavelmente os desenhos feitos pelo anatomista Petrus Camper em 1802. O elefante foi uma oferta diplomática do Emir de Bukhara a Catarina II. O animal chegou a São Petersburgo no outono de 1796, foi mantido no jardim zoológico do Estaleiro de Caça Imperial e morreu em abril de 1806. Grupo Prohistoria 2024-12-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1962 10.35305/prohistoria.vi42.1962 Prohistoria. Historia, políticas de la historia; No. 42 (2024); 1-8 Prohistoria. Historia, políticas de la historia; Núm. 42 (2024); 1-8 Prohistoria. Historia, políticas de la historia; n. 42 (2024); 1-8 1851-9504 1514-0032 eng https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1962/3093 Derechos de autor 2024 Anastasia Fedotova https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |