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3/3 Another elegant floral study of another African species, the crocosmia, from Elias van den Broeck.
Angels pouring in to visit Baby J. Joseph wonders if they'll all stay for the reception and whether there's enough food. By Cornelis de Bailleur, born OTD in 1607.
2/2 Wine glass on his head is almost empty so now he's playing his nose. Yes! Fine demon to tempt Saint Anthony from Cornelis de Bailleur, whose day is today.
2/2 A Dutch three-master arrives at Schloss Kronberg. Those Dutch really got around! And Hendrick Vroom was there to depict it. Today is his day.
Dutch ships, come to trade at a port in the East Indies, 1614. As imagined by Hendrick Cornelisz. Vroom, who hadn't been there but today is his day.
2/2 Great naval exuberance at the return to Amsterdam of the 2nd Dutch East Indies Expedition, 1599. As immortalized by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom.
Very cold weather in Antwerp but the skating is good & we've got a fire going on the bank for non-skaters. By Lucas van Valckenborch, d. OTD 1597.
Archangel Michael in fierce battle with the devil. Looking rather sweet nonetheless, as (arch)angels are wont to do. Especially when painted by Antonio de Pereda, whose day is today.
Last Supper. No food. Sad! By Sassetta, painter of Siena, whose day is today.
Stormy weather at the shore. Evocative watercolor by Hendrick Avercamp, usually a painter of ice, whose day is today.