Dr. Sarah Joan Moran
@lc-beguines.bsky.social
Historian of early modern #4B Catholic women, especially their patronage of art & architecture. Mostly Southern Low Countries. #nuntastic
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8692-4321
Developmental scholarly editing: www.SJMoranEditing.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8692-4321
Developmental scholarly editing: www.SJMoranEditing.com
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My article "Low Countries Women as Funders of Art and Architecture" out now in the new special issue of the Early Modern Low Countries journal. Issue is on women, both North & South LC. Check out the other authors' pieces too!
#ArtHistory
#FlemishArt
#WomensHistory
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#ArtHistory
#FlemishArt
#WomensHistory
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Applications are open for Folger Library short-term fellowships! Deadline January 15, 2026.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Applications are open for Folger Library short-term fellowships! Deadline January 15, 2026.
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Early modernists! I'm reading abt the 1662 Russian embassy to London where Pepys records gifts of 'furs, hawks, carpets, cloths of tissue, and sea-horse teeth'. I'm intrigued by the seahorse teeth bc...seahorse don't have teeth, right? Are these other parts of the seahorse's body or something else?🪸
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Early modernists! I'm reading abt the 1662 Russian embassy to London where Pepys records gifts of 'furs, hawks, carpets, cloths of tissue, and sea-horse teeth'. I'm intrigued by the seahorse teeth bc...seahorse don't have teeth, right? Are these other parts of the seahorse's body or something else?🪸
Plan of the Aarschot Beguinage, 1673. Such a lovely orchard!
#nuntastic
#nuntastic
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Plan of the Aarschot Beguinage, 1673. Such a lovely orchard!
#nuntastic
#nuntastic
For grad students and recent PhD's: The Center for Netherlandish Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is hosting a virtual “office hours” on the topic of applying for fellowships on Friday, November 7, 2025, 10:30–11:30 am (EST)
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CNA Office Hours: Applying for Fellowships
Want to apply for fellowships that support the study of Netherlandish art but not sure where to begin? Wondering how to make your personal statement stand out, or how to ask for recommendation…
www.mfa.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
For grad students and recent PhD's: The Center for Netherlandish Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is hosting a virtual “office hours” on the topic of applying for fellowships on Friday, November 7, 2025, 10:30–11:30 am (EST)
Sign up at www.mfa.org/event/cna-of...
Sign up at www.mfa.org/event/cna-of...
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Utterly charming devotional portrait at the Lier Augustinian (Zwartzusters) convent. The patron, Magdalena de Backer, included her name and the date of 1690 in an inscription. Photo via the KIK-IRPA. #nuntastic
October 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Utterly charming devotional portrait at the Lier Augustinian (Zwartzusters) convent. The patron, Magdalena de Backer, included her name and the date of 1690 in an inscription. Photo via the KIK-IRPA. #nuntastic
Epitaph of Joanna Hasaert and her nieces/cousins Marie Ghisquiere and Margareta van Mosschroen, all Beguines at the Ghent Grand Beguinage. Installed below a statue of St. John. Ghent, St. Elisabeth's church.
#nuntastic
#nuntastic
October 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Epitaph of Joanna Hasaert and her nieces/cousins Marie Ghisquiere and Margareta van Mosschroen, all Beguines at the Ghent Grand Beguinage. Installed below a statue of St. John. Ghent, St. Elisabeth's church.
#nuntastic
#nuntastic
Epitaph of Beguine Joanna Vanden Straeten, beneath a statue of St. Catherine of Siena, Ghent, St. Elizabeth's church, formerly of the city's Grand Beguinage.
#nuntastic
#FlemishArt
#nuntastic
#FlemishArt
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Epitaph of Beguine Joanna Vanden Straeten, beneath a statue of St. Catherine of Siena, Ghent, St. Elizabeth's church, formerly of the city's Grand Beguinage.
#nuntastic
#FlemishArt
#nuntastic
#FlemishArt
Portrait of an Augustinian sister from the Antwerp Zwartzusters convent.Sixteenth century. I bet we can match that coat of arms to a name!
#nuntastic #FlemishArt
#nuntastic #FlemishArt
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Portrait of an Augustinian sister from the Antwerp Zwartzusters convent.Sixteenth century. I bet we can match that coat of arms to a name!
#nuntastic #FlemishArt
#nuntastic #FlemishArt
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Friday writing session: wrapping up conference paper on #earlymodern Spanish convent households in transit. An astonishing number of nuns moved across Spain, founding and reforming convents, being shuffled to others as need arose, etc. How did they preserve a sense of household?
#nuntastic #travel
#nuntastic #travel
October 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Friday writing session: wrapping up conference paper on #earlymodern Spanish convent households in transit. An astonishing number of nuns moved across Spain, founding and reforming convents, being shuffled to others as need arose, etc. How did they preserve a sense of household?
#nuntastic #travel
#nuntastic #travel
The Virgin Mary on the rostrum of the pulpit at the Herentals Beguine church, framed by symbols of the Evangelists. Late 17th century. #nuntastic #FlemishArt
October 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Virgin Mary on the rostrum of the pulpit at the Herentals Beguine church, framed by symbols of the Evangelists. Late 17th century. #nuntastic #FlemishArt
Angels guard the passages through a screen at the #Diest Beguine church, which probably separated the Beguine community from the laity during services. Probably by the sculptor Jan Mason, aboutu 1670. #nuntastic #FlemishArt #ArtHistory
October 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Angels guard the passages through a screen at the #Diest Beguine church, which probably separated the Beguine community from the laity during services. Probably by the sculptor Jan Mason, aboutu 1670. #nuntastic #FlemishArt #ArtHistory
Utterly charming devotional portrait at the Lier Augustinian (Zwartzusters) convent. The patron, Magdalena de Backer, included her name and the date of 1690 in an inscription. Photo via the KIK-IRPA. #nuntastic
October 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Utterly charming devotional portrait at the Lier Augustinian (Zwartzusters) convent. The patron, Magdalena de Backer, included her name and the date of 1690 in an inscription. Photo via the KIK-IRPA. #nuntastic
Hi all, does anyone have access to this? Wellens, Robert. "Le domaine de Mariemont au XVIe siècle (1546-1598)." Annales de la Société royale d'archéologie de Bruxelles 50 (1961): 241–247.
October 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Hi all, does anyone have access to this? Wellens, Robert. "Le domaine de Mariemont au XVIe siècle (1546-1598)." Annales de la Société royale d'archéologie de Bruxelles 50 (1961): 241–247.
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Dog is very annoyed about its idiotic haircut. Nevertheless it was immortalized in 1580 by Hans Hoffmann of Nuremberg. Today is his day.
October 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Dog is very annoyed about its idiotic haircut. Nevertheless it was immortalized in 1580 by Hans Hoffmann of Nuremberg. Today is his day.
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Here I am. Once again. I'm out of archaeologists.
We matched 576 groups w/archaeologists, leaving 13 groups unmatched. This brings me pain! We've never run out of scientists like this before. 598 requests for one category is A LOT. But still.
Archaeologists 🥺
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We matched 576 groups w/archaeologists, leaving 13 groups unmatched. This brings me pain! We've never run out of scientists like this before. 598 requests for one category is A LOT. But still.
Archaeologists 🥺
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October 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Here I am. Once again. I'm out of archaeologists.
We matched 576 groups w/archaeologists, leaving 13 groups unmatched. This brings me pain! We've never run out of scientists like this before. 598 requests for one category is A LOT. But still.
Archaeologists 🥺
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We matched 576 groups w/archaeologists, leaving 13 groups unmatched. This brings me pain! We've never run out of scientists like this before. 598 requests for one category is A LOT. But still.
Archaeologists 🥺
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
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Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History
Join us for a series of free, online lectures to explore sources of women's lived experience, intellectual and religious networks, and socio-political power in medieval and early modern Scotland.
scottishhistorysociety.com/shs-winter-l...
Join us for a series of free, online lectures to explore sources of women's lived experience, intellectual and religious networks, and socio-political power in medieval and early modern Scotland.
scottishhistorysociety.com/shs-winter-l...
SHS Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History
scottishhistorysociety.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History
Join us for a series of free, online lectures to explore sources of women's lived experience, intellectual and religious networks, and socio-political power in medieval and early modern Scotland.
scottishhistorysociety.com/shs-winter-l...
Join us for a series of free, online lectures to explore sources of women's lived experience, intellectual and religious networks, and socio-political power in medieval and early modern Scotland.
scottishhistorysociety.com/shs-winter-l...
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The three children of Christian II of Denmark: Dorothea, John, & Christina. So much excellence in this picture, painted 1526 by Jan Gossaert.
October 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The three children of Christian II of Denmark: Dorothea, John, & Christina. So much excellence in this picture, painted 1526 by Jan Gossaert.
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There is a wonderful new book about this artist -
Maria Sibylla Merian
By Catherine Powell-Warren
Available to UK/ROW consumers from
@lhartbooks.bsky.social: www.lundhumphries.com/products/mar...
Available to US/North American consumers from Getty Publications:
shop.getty.edu/products/mar...
Maria Sibylla Merian
By Catherine Powell-Warren
Available to UK/ROW consumers from
@lhartbooks.bsky.social: www.lundhumphries.com/products/mar...
Available to US/North American consumers from Getty Publications:
shop.getty.edu/products/mar...
Maria Sibylla Merian
This captivating study of the life and career of Maria Sibylla Merian focuses on her artistic output and accomplishments.
shop.getty.edu
September 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
There is a wonderful new book about this artist -
Maria Sibylla Merian
By Catherine Powell-Warren
Available to UK/ROW consumers from
@lhartbooks.bsky.social: www.lundhumphries.com/products/mar...
Available to US/North American consumers from Getty Publications:
shop.getty.edu/products/mar...
Maria Sibylla Merian
By Catherine Powell-Warren
Available to UK/ROW consumers from
@lhartbooks.bsky.social: www.lundhumphries.com/products/mar...
Available to US/North American consumers from Getty Publications:
shop.getty.edu/products/mar...
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An update on the nuns on the run.
‘We were obedient our entire lives’: the nuns who broke back into their convent
Three nuns fled a care home to return to the convent, defying church orders and gaining global support – but their future remains unknown
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
An update on the nuns on the run.
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Exciting #NewAcq: a manuscript occasional Dutch poem, written and recited for the jubilee of Maria Anna Barbara Van der Meer, in the Tongeren beguinage in 1775 #Nuntastic.
We have plenty of these in print, but few in #manuscript and none as a 📜 with wooden shafts!
📚💙 #BookHistory (EHC 912571)
We have plenty of these in print, but few in #manuscript and none as a 📜 with wooden shafts!
📚💙 #BookHistory (EHC 912571)
September 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Exciting #NewAcq: a manuscript occasional Dutch poem, written and recited for the jubilee of Maria Anna Barbara Van der Meer, in the Tongeren beguinage in 1775 #Nuntastic.
We have plenty of these in print, but few in #manuscript and none as a 📜 with wooden shafts!
📚💙 #BookHistory (EHC 912571)
We have plenty of these in print, but few in #manuscript and none as a 📜 with wooden shafts!
📚💙 #BookHistory (EHC 912571)
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One of the most interesting books I’ve read in a while.
Conceptions of property in Soviet economics, from micro and macro lenses, but fun!
Like this lil glass hedgehog, for example.
Conceptions of property in Soviet economics, from micro and macro lenses, but fun!
Like this lil glass hedgehog, for example.
September 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
One of the most interesting books I’ve read in a while.
Conceptions of property in Soviet economics, from micro and macro lenses, but fun!
Like this lil glass hedgehog, for example.
Conceptions of property in Soviet economics, from micro and macro lenses, but fun!
Like this lil glass hedgehog, for example.
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Delighted to be giving a lecture on my new book at the V&A Museum on 23rd October- it’s free and open to all www.vam.ac.uk/event/E7WLeV...
Lunchtime Lectures: The Extraordinary Art Collection of Lady Charlotte Schreiber - V&A Academy Talk at
V&A South Kensington · V&A
This talk is part of the free lunchtime lecture series. No booking is required.
www.vam.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Delighted to be giving a lecture on my new book at the V&A Museum on 23rd October- it’s free and open to all www.vam.ac.uk/event/E7WLeV...
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Wax sculptor Daniel Neuberger (1621-1680) made this "Kaiserautomat" a life-size automaton of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, constructed out of wax, human hair, silk, and wood, that could apparently move via a series of internal clockworks (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
September 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Wax sculptor Daniel Neuberger (1621-1680) made this "Kaiserautomat" a life-size automaton of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, constructed out of wax, human hair, silk, and wood, that could apparently move via a series of internal clockworks (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)