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April 5, 1732: French Rococo-style painter/printmaker Jean Honoré Fragonard is born.

Fragonard's "Coresus and Callirhoë" was exhibited at the Salon in Paris where it was purchased for King Louis XV.

🎨 Jean Honoré Fragonard, "Coresus and Callirhoë", 1765

The Catherine panel is 13.9' x 10.8'.

After his unfortunate accidental death, the work was completed by Murillo's pupil, Francisco Meneses Osorio. The altarpiece can still be viewed today in the Cadiz Museum in Spain.

(credit for the altarpiece photo belongs to Carol Kiecker) https://t.co/81QSUuUnuG

"There is no cross to bear that Christ has not already borne for us, and does not now bear with us." ~ Pope John Paul II

Remembering John Paul II who died April 2, 2005.

🎨 This oil on canvas portrait was painted in 2006 by a Polish artist who goes by the name grzechu01 online.

March 26, 1794: German painter Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld is born.

Von Carolsfeld is associated with the Nazarene movement: A reaction against 18th-century Neoclassicism, and a return to art with a moral or religious purpose.

🎨 "Domine Quo Vadis", 1843

March 24, 1834: William Morris, English textile designer and leading member of the Arts and Crafts Movement, is born.

Morris was a lifelong friend of artist Edward Burne-Jones and they collaborated on a number of exquisite tapestries, including "The Failure of Sir Gawaine". 🎨

"My whole life has been devoted to improving my work and keeping alive the Creator’s spark in my soul. Each of us has a spark, and we’ve all got to account for what we do with it."

🎨 George Achille-Fould, "Rosa Bonheur Dans Son Atelier", 1893

March 16, 1822: French realist painter Rosa Bonheur is born.

In 1865 she was the first woman to be awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (the highest French order of merit for military and civil achievements).

🎨 Rosa Bonheur, "The King Watches", 1887 #ArtLove

Many of Jan Fyt's paintings contain a large number of dead animals. Let's continue to keep it light here with "Vase of Flowers and Two Bunches of Asparagus" (1650). 💐🎨

March 6, 1986: American Modernist artist Georgia O'Keeffe dies.

Referred to as the "Mother of American modernism", O'Keeffe's art was bold and innovative, and she saw success in her own lifetime.

"To create one's world in any of the arts takes courage."

🎨 "Light Iris", 1924

Michelangelo is likely who you think of when I say "Sistine Chapel". But the Chapel is much more than just a ceiling. Sandro Botticelli also painted there.

One example is this beautiful fresco on the southern wall entitled "Trials of Moses". (1481-82) 🎨 #ArtFact #BornOnThisDay