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Stonehenge in 1835, under a weird and wild sky. By John Constable, whose birthday was today.
3/3 Meanwhile, we're having fun back in the inn. Although there is dead meat there too! Bit of a theme in this painting.
2/2 Behind the meat in Pieter Aertsen's stall, Mary gives bread to a beggar while traveling to Egypt. Modern people, on their way to church, have ignored him. False piety! (& extreme temporal confusion, but OK)
Died (alas!) on this day in 1575, Pieter Aertsen. Known as Lange Pier because he was so tall. Here, Meat Stall from 1551, putting the insides (and even outsides) right in your face. But what's that behind all?
3/3 In the same year her husband painted that family portrait, 1716, Rachel Ruysch painted this amazing picture of a vase of flowers on a marble table. Wow!
2/2 Another display of floral talent from Anna Ruysch, sister of Rachel, whose day is today.
2/2 Boy pushing baby in a wheelbarrow. As captured in water-color by Isaac van Ostade of Haarlem, born OTD in 1621.
Three pomegranates. Two shells. One stag beetle. Brought together & painted by Giovanna Garzoni, whose day is today.
Saint Nicholas zooming in to save ship in distress. From Gentile da Fabriano's Quaratesi Altarpiece, 1425.