Collectors of Charismatic Megafauna: Giraffes as Diplomatic Gifts in the Global Renaissance

Authors

Molly Bogart, Gettysburg CollegeFollow

Class Year

2027

Document Type

Digital Project

Date of Creation

Fall 2025

Department 1

Art

Abstract

ArcGIS StoryMap research project about giraffes as a form of diplomatic gift during the time of the global renaissance with examples from Medici Italy, the Timurid Empire, and Ming and Qing dynasty China.

Comments

Created for ARTH 245: Art of the Global Renaissance

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Bogart, Molly, "Collectors of Charismatic Megafauna: Giraffes as Diplomatic Gifts in the Global Renaissance" (2025). Student Publications. 1178.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/1178