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2/2 Another turbaned man, done first by Jan Lievens and then by Rembrandt, 1635. Good thing that Lievens was a nice, generous guy! And today is his day.
2/2 Lion and lamb were just lying down together and then this happens!
2/2 Men trying to mess with women du jour: Susanna & the Elders. Tale of attempted sexual assault that ends w/ assailants stoned to death. A+! Painted by Domenichino, #BTD 1581.
3/3 The dog. Happy to pose for his portrait too. Plus study of another dog by Aelbert Cuyp, whose day is today.
Return of the cows! Here they are along the Maas, near Dordrecht. By Aelbert Cuyp, of coures, because it's his birthday today.
Dog is very annoyed about its idiotic haircut. Nevertheless it was immortalized in 1580 by Hans Hoffmann of Nuremberg. Today is his day.
2/2 A watery watercolor landscape from the 1630s by my colleague Lucas van Uden. Today is his day.
Birth of John the Baptist, 1518: a great look at renaissance birthing practices, courtesy of Lucas Cranach. Today is his day.
2/2 Died (according to some) OTD in 1636: my colleague Pieter Brueghel the Younger. Here in 1606 by Spranger. He had a great beard. His fame lives forever.
Innocent Lot looking quite bewildered by the seductive attentions of his daughters. Classic blame-the-woman scenario for lecherous men, provided by the Old Testament and here depicted by Jan Massys whose day is today.