Up: [[C. G. Jung]] Created: 2023-02-04 There is no evidence that [[C. G. Jung]] thought of his collection as a [[Cabinet of Curiosities]] but that’s what it is sometimes compared to. That’s because he collected across a wide variety of fields — ethnology, zoology, anthropology, anatomy, geology, and history. And the items collected, over time, were really varied — purchases, souvenirs, found objects, gifts, and everyday items. Cabinets of curiosities don’t have to have a central theme but Jung’s, when you think about his research interests, did. > [!user] From *The Art of C.G. Jung* > Jung collected primarily **knowledge** — especially apparently lost, discarded, or hitherto inaccessible knowledge — about the human psyche and its collective roots…. (p. 241) #### A list from the book of some categories of Jung’s collection - Ancestral portraits, copper engravings, shields with coats-of-arms, old land maps, city maps - Plaster casts of historical persons — Nietzsche, Voltaire, Scipio, Homer, and antique reliefs - Copies of classic European paintings from the Louvre and the Uffizi, like this one of the Holy Family by Fra Filippo Lippi. ![[The Holy Family - Lippi.webp|400]] - Ethnological objects from various cultures (Africa, India, America) - East Asian art — bronze and porcelain figures, vases, wall hangings, calligraphy, mandalas, miniatures - European art of the 20th century — for example, paintings by [Yves Tanguy](https://www.wikiart.org/en/yves-tanguy),[Peter Birkhauser](https://doorofperception.com/2022/07/peter-birkhauser/) Birkhauser is particularly interesting to me. He was a friend of Jung’s, was analyzed by Von Franz, and he painted images from his dreams. I’ve bought his book. - Jewelry and craft objects — signet rings, walking sticks - Alchemical books and prints