The age of reptiles : the art and science of Rudolph Zallinger's great dinosaur mural at Yale /
Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Volpe, Rosemary,1958-
Zallinger, Rudolph F.
Scully, Vincent,1920-
New Haven, Conn. : Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University,
c2007.
"This illustrated overview of Rudolph Franz Zallinger and the fresco secco mural The age of reptiles he painted at Yale University's Peabody Museum of Natural History describes the prehistoric life shown in the mural, highlights from the Peabody's history and collections, and the place of the mural in the history of art; includes a foldout color poster"--Provided by publisher.
Rev. ed. of: The great dinosaur mural at Yale / Vincent Scully ... [et al.]. New York : Abrams, 1990.
Poster size: 31 x 180 cm. folded to 31 x 15 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 76).
Rudolph Zallinger -- Creating the mural / Rudolph F. Zallinger -- Exploration : the "big five" mass extinctions of the Phanerozoic -- Enter the actors : the Devonian period. Exploration : land or sea? -- A riot of life : the Carboniferous period -- Remaking the world : the Permian period. Exploration : the Permian extinction -- Dawn of the age of dinosaurs : the Triassic period. Exploration : rainbows in stone. Exploration : the tree of life -- High noon of the dinosaurs : the Jurassic period. Exploration : a tale of two heads -- The final chapter : the Cretaceous period. Exploration : the unusual theropod from Montana. Exploration : the Peabody's Torosaurus -- The age of reptiles as a work of art / Vincent Scully.
"This illustrated overview of Rudolph Franz Zallinger and the fresco secco mural The age of reptiles he painted at Yale University's Peabody Museum of Natural History describes the prehistoric life shown in the mural, highlights from the Peabody's history and collections, and the place of the mural in the history of art; includes a foldout color poster"--Provided by publisher.
Zallinger, Rudolph F.
Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Dinosaurs in art.
Reptiles in art.
Mural painting and decoration