Carefully laid out on a table, but still somewhat jumbled, are curiosities of history: seashells, coins, stones, small ceramic vessels, and maybe even seeds. Books and paintings are propped up on the table and the wall behind the table, including two paintings of insects. Everything makes you want to stop and stare. At the very top left corner hangs something truly curious: a dark, armored tear-drop with a long, spiked tail. For the artist who painted this “cabinet of curiosi