Wunderkammer
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art marketNorthern Europe and the Austrian Empire…were known as Kunstkammern or Wunderkammern, from Kunst (“man-made objects”), Wunder (“natural curiosities”), and Kammern (“chambers, rooms”).
Read More…were known as Kunstkammern or Wunderkammern, from Kunst (“man-made objects”), Wunder (“natural curiosities”), and Kammern (“chambers, rooms”).
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museumSpecialized personal collections…to be found in a Wunderkammer or Naturalienkabinett. In England the term gallery, borrowed from Italian galleria, referred to a place where paintings and sculpture were exhibited. One Italian collection of natural specimens was called a museo naturale.
Read More…to be found in a Wunderkammer or Naturalienkabinett. In England the term gallery, borrowed from Italian galleria, referred to a place where paintings and sculpture were exhibited. One Italian collection of natural specimens was called a museo naturale.
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