During the 17th century, trade and exploration created a demand for exotic objects such as shells from foreign seas, which were imported to Europe and worked over by artisans. This large nautilus ...
“TAPE THE PAPER down on your clipboard, you don’t want it blowing away,” advised our tutor, Liz Luckwell, as she led us out of the St. Ives School of Painting down to the windswept beach. “Now, take a ...