Primitive and Classical Scenes

Dramatic scenes depicting cannibals around a fire and an ancient architect inventing a classic capital, illustrating exotic and historical themes through woodcuts.

Callimachus Invents the Corinthian Capital Edward Francis Burney (British, 1760-1848). Callimachus Invents the Corinthian Capital. Pen and ink in sepia wash on wove paper, 3 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (8 x 11.5 cm). European Art
Callimachus Invents the Corinthian Capital Edward Francis Burney (British, 1760-1848). Callimachus Invents the Corinthian Capital. Pen and ink in sepia wash on wove paper, 3 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (8 x 11.5 cm). European Art
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Cannibals dancing around a fire, holding human heads and bones, others gnawing on human flesh. Woodcut from The Cabinet of Curiosities, or Wonders of the World Displayed, Henry Piercy, New York, 1836.
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Callimachus Invents the Corinthian Capital Edward Francis Burney (British, 1760-1848). Callimachus Invents the Corinthian Capital. Pen and ink in sepia wash on wove paper, 3 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (8 x 11.5 cm). European Art