Dr. Peter Paul Rubensさんのイラストまとめ

2/2 Alas poor Jane! Seventeen years old, queen for nine days. Then dead. In Paul Delaroche's painting, she is guided towards the execution block by Sir John Brydges, Lieutenant of the Tower.

2/2 Two landscapes by Albrecht Altdorfer (d. OTD 1538): painting, and etching with watercolor, showing scenes from the Regensburg area in the 1520s.

4/4 Blazing sun sets over mountains at the end of a long day's battle at Issus. Amazing work by Albrecht Altdorfer, whose day is today.

2/2 Teaser: whose tower?

Vespucci discovering America. Isn't she cute? With a little light cannibalism in the background. By Jan van der Straet, aka Stradanus, whose day has been today.

Horrible barbaric Europeans massacring lovely innocent camels. Sorry, world! Pictured by Jan van der Straet, aka Stradanus, whose day is today.

2/2 Teaser: whose men and what are they making?

3/3 Mary, Queen of Scots, going graciously to her execution (OTD 1587). Watercolor from 1854 by Victoria, Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Victoria. Loved her family history!

2/2 Anne Cresacre, daughter-in-law of Sir Thomas More who was born OTD 1478, and his foster daughter Margaret Giggs. Here in gorgeous preparatory drawings for the More family portrait by Hans Holbein.

Sir John More, well into his 70s, lost in the thoughts of old age. Father of Sir Thomas More, #BTD 1478, and wonderfully drawn here by Hans Holbein. Love this drawing!