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Apr 23, 2015 · Perhaps the most famous illustrations of dragons in our collection come from Ulisse Aldrovandi’s posthumous Serpentum, et draconum historiae libri duo (The History of Serpents and Dragons), 1640. Aldrovandi (1522–1605) was a physician and naturalist from a noble family in Bologna.
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Ulisse Aldrovandi (11 September 1522 – 4 May 1605) was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe. Carl Linnaeus and the comte de Buffon reckoned him the father of natural history studies.
Jan 20, 2024 · Rocky Road: Ulisse Aldrovandi. From Possessing Nature by Paula Findlen. When Pope Gregory XIII assumed his new exalted post in 1572, a "fearsome" dragon appeared in the countryside in Bologna. It was a worrisome event, but one could say the new pontiff was well prepared. He assumed the papal throne equipped with a cousin who specialized in dragons.
One of Ulisse Aldrovandi’s most treasured exhibits was the ‘Dragon of Bologna’, a specimen which was reputed to have been killed in 1572 and which Aldrovandi later exhibited in his public museum.
Apr 30, 2024 · Ulisse Aldrovandi (born Sept. 11, 1522, Bologna, Bologna—died May 4, 1605, Bologna) was a Renaissance naturalist and physician noted for his systematic and accurate observations of animals, plants, and minerals.
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Ulisse Aldrovandi, Serpentum, et draconum historiæ libri duo (Bologna, 1640), title page. Aldrovandi’s text includes a large array of different types of dragons.
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On 13 May 1572, a ‘monstrous dragon’ was found in the countryside near Bologna, Italy. Recognised as a bad omen, it was given to Ulisse Aldrovandi so that he could study it. The preserved...