Resurrected Relics: Reviving Paul Pfurtscheller’s Charts
Restorations, Process, History Rebecca Tillett Restorations, Process, History Rebecca Tillett

Resurrected Relics: Reviving Paul Pfurtscheller’s Charts

Long before the age of digital imaging, Austrian zoologist and artist Paul Pfurtscheller (1855–1927) created a breathtaking series of zoological wall charts that turned classrooms into miniature cabinets of curiosities. First published in 1902, his works fused scientific precision with artistic elegance, depicting insects, worms, snakes, and other creatures in striking detail. More than a century later, many of these charts survive only through damaged or poorly scanned reproductions—but through careful digital restoration, we’re bringing them back to life one by one.

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Introducing Luis Ricardo Falero
Photo Collage, Prose, Restorations Rebecca Tillett Photo Collage, Prose, Restorations Rebecca Tillett

Introducing Luis Ricardo Falero

We’re super excited to announce the addition of six restored works by the spellbinding Spanish painter Luis Ricardo Falero to our Restored Reproductions collection. Known for his masterful blend of mythology, astronomy, and dark fantasy, Falero captured the 19th-century imagination with richly detailed nudes, witches, and celestial beings rendered in luminous, otherworldly settings.

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The Last Judgement
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The Last Judgement

In the 1420s and 1430s, when oil and panel painting were still in their infancy, vertical formats were often used for depictions of the Last Judgement, because the narrow framing particularly suited a hierarchical presentation of heaven, earth and hell.

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Nightmare
Restorations, History Rebecca Tillett Restorations, History Rebecca Tillett

Nightmare

Nightmare by Nicolai Abildgaard draws inspiration from Johann Henry Fuseli’s 1781 painting Nachtmahr. First exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1782, Fuseli’s work was rapidly reproduced and widely distributed across Europe in both authorized and unauthorized versions.

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