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Idealized Wilderness by Caspar Wolf
Image by Aargauer Kunsthaus Aarau

Idealized Wilderness by Caspar Wolf

Caspar Wolf (1735–1783), Romantische Waldlandschaft mit drei Figuren, die eine Felszunge besteigen, 1769, Oil on canvas. Exhibited as part of the 2022 exhibition In the Forest - A Cultural History in the Swiss National Museum, Zürich...
In the Forest - Exhibition Interview Schweizerisches Landesmuseum
Interview by James Blake Wiener

In the Forest - Exhibition Interview Schweizerisches Landesmuseum

The forest is a habitat for people, animals, and plants, a provider of invaluable resources, and an ally in the fight against climate change. The greatest beneficiary of the forest is humanity – but it is also its greatest threat. Over the...
Ludwig van Beethoven
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer of Classical and Romantic music; he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians to have ever lived. Most famous for his nine symphonies, piano concertos, piano sonatas, and string...
The Three Magi
Image by Nina Aldin Thune

The Three Magi

A Byzantine wall mosaic from Ravenna showing the three Wise Men or Magi (aka the Three Kings) who visited the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. The three figures are traditionally named as Balthazar, Melchior, and Caspar, although they...
Ribeira Grande, Santiago, Cape Verde
Image by Caspar Schmalkalden

Ribeira Grande, Santiago, Cape Verde

A c. 1646 watercolour painting showing the town of Ribeira Grande on Santiago, one of the islands of the Cape Verde archipelago, then a Portuguese colony. Painting by Caspar Schmalkalden, image by Arquipelagos. (Forschungsbibliothek Gotha)
Christiaan Huygens by Netscher
Image by Caspar Netscher

Christiaan Huygens by Netscher

A 1671 portrait by Caspar Netscher of Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), the Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer.
Castle Netzschkau
Image by Irina-Maria Manea

Castle Netzschkau

One of the first castles in Saxony, Germany, built at the end of the 15th century. It was rather residential, that defence-oriented. The builder of the Netzschkau Castle, Caspar Metzsch, was very influential at the Saxon court. This promoted...
Katharina Zell
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Katharina Zell

Katharina Zell (also known as Katharina Schütz, Katharina Schütz-Zell, l. 1497-1562) was a reformer, theologian, and prolific writer in Strasbourg who helped establish the basic tenets of the Protestant Reformation without advancing sectarian...
Martin Bucer
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Martin Bucer

Martin Bucer (l. 1491-1551) was a German reformer and theologian who had been a Dominican friar and priest until converted to the Protestant vision by Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) c. 1518. Bucer is best known for his focus on unity among...
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