Cygnus: Miniature of the Swan. From Francesco Buzzacarini’s 1460-1470 transcription of De sideribus tractatus, a 1st century astronomical treatise generally credited to Gaius Julius Hyginus.

Stephanie Madewell of Even Cleveland has collected amazing images and poems about swans this week.

Félix Vallotton: The Swans. 1892. Woodcut

The Melancholy Swan has been keeping her head under her wing for far too long. With the new year comes new classes at a new academy. Stay tuned!