Sheep embryo
1970
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
Dominant colour
Sheep embryo is a 1970 by J Tinkelenberg, held at Leiden University Libraries.
This delicate drawing shows a tiny sheep embryo, no bigger than a fingernail. It’s done in ink with careful lines and dots. The artist wrote “1523” and “sheep embryo” in the corner. This isn’t just art—it’s a scientific record. Someone wanted to document life before cameras existed. Tiny marks like cross-hatching and stippling show texture and depth. See this for yourself at the Museum of Ethnography.
This artist carved and painted the hidden systems we carry inside. Their sculptures trace the bend and flow of joints and veins in delicate wire or clay, while watercolors map the first threads of life in an embryo.…
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