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          Ole Worm Returns: An Iconic 17th Century Curiosity Cabinet is Obsessively Recreated.!

          Curiosity Cabinet of Ole Worm

          1655 engraving by Ole Worm

          This frontispiece by Ole Worm titled Ole Worm’s Cabinet of Wonder: Natural Specimens and Wondrous Monsters is an engraving depicting various animal taxidermy, shells, and many other oddities.

          Frontispiece of “Musei Wormiani Historia” showing the interior of the cabinet of curiosities of Ole Worm by Unknown artist as fine art print.

        1. Danish physician Ole Worm (–) maintained a room-size cabinet of curiosities in his home.
        2. Ole Worm Returns: An Iconic 17th Century Curiosity Cabinet is Obsessively Recreated.
        3. Zoology · a room filled with lots of stuffed animals.
        4. RM WH99XE–The Cabinet of Curiosities belonging to Ole Worm, at Leyden, A typical mixture of curiosities.

          5. The piece was finished in 1655 and printed by G Wingendrop.

          Description

          Ole Worm’s Cabinet of Wonder: Natural Specimens and Wondrous Monsters
          ArtistOlaus Wormius
          Year1655
          TypePrint engraving
          MediumPaper
          Dimensions27.8 cm × 35.8 cm (10.9 in × 14.1 in)

          At the bottom center of this frontispiece is a tablet containing the title and publication information for the volume printed on shells and bones. The title is situated within a room containing curiosities collected by Ole Worm in Copenhagen.

          The room includes items such as taxidermy, weapons, and unlabeled barrels. The assortment of the items in the piece points to the works title- Ole Worm's Cabinet