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Tiny twins! Clara & Albert de Bray, painted in 1646 by proud uncle Salomon de Bray. Today is his day.
2/2 Cornelia Vekemans (or possibly her sister Elisabeth) looking extremely grown-up yet still like a kid. Yes, Cornelis de Vos was good at this! And today was his day.
2/2 Paris Bordone was also great at landscapes (for an Italian). Here Mary pauses from her reading to cast a weary eye on Baby J and Cousin J during their Flight into Egypt.
2/2 Leerse’s fab flower arrangement being admired by his sexy statuette.
Basket of flowers from the garden, 1856, by my namesake Rubens Peale. Flowers were not really his forte (except for growing them). He was born on this day in 1784.
Toilet of Venus c. 1550. An offering from the School of Fontainebleau, for Primaticcio's day.
2/2 Fittingly flamboyant triumph of Bacchus painted by Dosso Dossi, 1513. Wild times in the Renaissance.
Cornelis Dusart (#BTD 1660) appreciated that peasants too liked a good book! Hope you're enjoying one this evening too.