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2/2 Oops, forgot the babies! The Judgment of Solomon, 1508 a beautiful early work by Sebastiano del Piombo, whose day is today.
3/3 Door-to-door produce seller and a very eager customer on a bridge in Amsterdam, painted by Michiel van Musscher. It's his day.
2/2 The blind hunter Orion searches for the rising sun in this beautiful landscape by Nicolas Poussin, born OTD in 1594.
Almost sculptural in its stillness & solidity: Annunciation, 1657, by Nicolas Poussin. Born on this day in 1594.
Stonehenge in 1835, under a weird and wild sky. By John Constable, who was born on this day in 1776.
Died (alas!) on this day in 1575, Pieter Aertsen. Known as Lange Pier because he was so tall. Here, the Meat Stall from 1551, putting the insides (and even the outsides) right in your face. But what's that behind it all?
2/2 In the same year her husband painted that family portrait, 1716, Rachel Ruysch painted this amazing picture of a vase of flowers on marble table. Way more exciting, IMHO.
Three pomegranates. Two shells. One stag beetle. Brought together & painted by Giovanna Garzoni, whose day was today.
Saint Nicholas zooming in to save a ship in distress. From Gentile da Fabriano's Quaratesi Altarpiece, 1425.
Damaged frescoes in Certosa del Galluzzo, Florence, unexpectedly have extra visionary power. By Pontormo, born OTD 1494.