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Died (alas!) on this day in 1619, in London, the great miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard. Here by himself in 1577. Surely a top candidate for Most Dashing Renaissance Painter!
January 7, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Died (alas!) on this day in 1619, in London, the great miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard. Here by himself in 1577. Surely a top candidate for Most Dashing Renaissance Painter!
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2/2 Utterly gorgeous recently rediscovered second Pelican Portrait, attributed (surely correctly) to Nicholas Hilliard. Wow!
January 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
2/2 Utterly gorgeous recently rediscovered second Pelican Portrait, attributed (surely correctly) to Nicholas Hilliard. Wow!
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2/2 George Clifford's fantastic tilting armor, inlaid with Tudor roses and E's for Elizabeth, can still be seen at Metropolitan Museum today!
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
2/2 George Clifford's fantastic tilting armor, inlaid with Tudor roses and E's for Elizabeth, can still be seen at Metropolitan Museum today!
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Died (alas!) on this day in 1337, the immeasurably great Giotto. Master of visual narrative, pictorial space, human emotion, but especially of blue. As you see at Arena Chapel in Padua.
January 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Died (alas!) on this day in 1337, the immeasurably great Giotto. Master of visual narrative, pictorial space, human emotion, but especially of blue. As you see at Arena Chapel in Padua.
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2/2 Eye to eye. Great use of profiles. Even the soldiers behind are masterful.
January 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
2/2 Eye to eye. Great use of profiles. Even the soldiers behind are masterful.
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Timoclea of Thebes throws man who raped her down a well. She next hurled in heavy stones until he was dead. Painted in 1659 by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna, who had a thing for assertive heroines.
January 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Timoclea of Thebes throws man who raped her down a well. She next hurled in heavy stones until he was dead. Painted in 1659 by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna, who had a thing for assertive heroines.
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2/2 Self Portrait as a saint. Painted by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna in 1658, when she was only 20 and still aspiring to be a Good Girl.
January 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
2/2 Self Portrait as a saint. Painted by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna in 1658, when she was only 20 and still aspiring to be a Good Girl.
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Portia wounds her own thigh to prove to her husband that she could withstand torture. The lengths women have to go to! Painted 1664 by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna, whose day is today.
January 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Portia wounds her own thigh to prove to her husband that she could withstand torture. The lengths women have to go to! Painted 1664 by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna, whose day is today.
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2/2 Women messing w men's heads du jour, #2: Salome having a special moment with John's head. Maybe a little chat. By Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
2/2 Women messing w men's heads du jour, #2: Salome having a special moment with John's head. Maybe a little chat. By Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna.
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Looking back at you from 1662: Beatrice Cenci, young noblewoman who famously murdered her entirely frightful father. Sentenced to death despite public sympathy! Painted by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna.
January 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Looking back at you from 1662: Beatrice Cenci, young noblewoman who famously murdered her entirely frightful father. Sentenced to death despite public sympathy! Painted by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna.
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2/2 Mary pausing outside a lovely palace to give Baby J a snack. Has put her book down on the possibly damp grass which is NOT a good idea! Bernard van Orley, teaching us this lesson on his day.
January 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
2/2 Mary pausing outside a lovely palace to give Baby J a snack. Has put her book down on the possibly damp grass which is NOT a good idea! Bernard van Orley, teaching us this lesson on his day.
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3/3 When I revised my Adoration of the Kings in Spanish royal palace, I included a self-portrait in the retinue of a king. Because in point of fact, I was in that position now! Note my gold chain.
January 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
3/3 When I revised my Adoration of the Kings in Spanish royal palace, I included a self-portrait in the retinue of a king. Because in point of fact, I was in that position now! Note my gold chain.
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Magnificent Adoration of the Kings. Painted by me in 1609 for the city of Antwerp, given by the city to the Spanish king, and revised by me in 1629 when I visited it in Spain. #Epiphany #TwelfthNight
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Magnificent Adoration of the Kings. Painted by me in 1609 for the city of Antwerp, given by the city to the Spanish king, and revised by me in 1629 when I visited it in Spain. #Epiphany #TwelfthNight
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A+ attention to cannibal cuisine in miniature of Spanish expedition to America. From The Exploits of Charles V (who never went to America) by Giulio Clovio (who didn’t either but had a vivid imagination).
January 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
A+ attention to cannibal cuisine in miniature of Spanish expedition to America. From The Exploits of Charles V (who never went to America) by Giulio Clovio (who didn’t either but had a vivid imagination).
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2/2 In Rome, Pieter Bruegel collaborated on a (lost) Tower of Babel w/ miniaturist Giulio Clovio. Back in Antwerp 10 years later, he painted his own version.
January 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
2/2 In Rome, Pieter Bruegel collaborated on a (lost) Tower of Babel w/ miniaturist Giulio Clovio. Back in Antwerp 10 years later, he painted his own version.
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Giulio Clovio painted the Tower of Babel several times, once in collaboration w/ the great Pieter Bruegel. That work is alas lost. Here is Clovio painting Babel in the Farnese Hours.
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Giulio Clovio painted the Tower of Babel several times, once in collaboration w/ the great Pieter Bruegel. That work is alas lost. Here is Clovio painting Babel in the Farnese Hours.
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3/3 And here's Hendrick Goltzius himself, lurking in the back of the crowd, saying, Ha! You thought this was by Durer but I DID IT.
January 1, 2026 at 1:45 PM
3/3 And here's Hendrick Goltzius himself, lurking in the back of the crowd, saying, Ha! You thought this was by Durer but I DID IT.
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Sleeping dog, drawn by Hendrick Goltzius of Haarlem, at the end of his day. Good night!
January 2, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Sleeping dog, drawn by Hendrick Goltzius of Haarlem, at the end of his day. Good night!
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Piero di Cosimo, born OTD in 1462: Vulcan and Aeolus. Giraffe belonged to Lorenzo de' Medici, and died from hitting its head on a low door. True fact.
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Piero di Cosimo, born OTD in 1462: Vulcan and Aeolus. Giraffe belonged to Lorenzo de' Medici, and died from hitting its head on a low door. True fact.
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2/2 The eternal hilarity of tumbling on the ice and revealing your naked bum. Golden Age humor!
January 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
2/2 The eternal hilarity of tumbling on the ice and revealing your naked bum. Golden Age humor!
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2/2 Practice with the shield, from drill book illustrated in 1618 by Adam van Breen of Amsterdam.
January 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
2/2 Practice with the shield, from drill book illustrated in 1618 by Adam van Breen of Amsterdam.
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2/2 Skaters, including small child balancing with a pair of sticks. Resourceful! Winter, 1611, with Adam van Breen.
January 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
2/2 Skaters, including small child balancing with a pair of sticks. Resourceful! Winter, 1611, with Adam van Breen.
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Cold times skating, kolfing, sailing, & falling on a frozen river, 1611, with Adam van Breen of Amsterdam (& later Oslo). Today is his day.
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Cold times skating, kolfing, sailing, & falling on a frozen river, 1611, with Adam van Breen of Amsterdam (& later Oslo). Today is his day.
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❄️ Amsterdam today ❄️
January 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM
❄️ Amsterdam today ❄️
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2/2 Boys messing with men's heads du jour: Very energetic David decapitates Goliath in miniature by Giulio Clovio of Croatia & Rome.
January 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
2/2 Boys messing with men's heads du jour: Very energetic David decapitates Goliath in miniature by Giulio Clovio of Croatia & Rome.