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3/3 Another Hobbema watermill. Just so you can admire the splash of the water in this otherwise quiet, placid scene.
A man does his work, a woman does hers, and the mill does its part too: Watermill, 1664, by Meindert Hobbema. He was born on this day in 1638.
2/2 No castle, but a simple ruined house among the trees, as painted by Meindert Hobbema.
Born on this day (or nearly) in 1638, in Amsterdam, Meindert Hobbema. Painter of wonderfully inhabitable landscapes. Here, High Road, 1665.
3/3 Women messing with men's heads du jour: Salome does a little ballet to present the head of John the Baptist for dessert; her mother enjoys poking out its eyes. Scary women! By Quinten Metsys.
Which painting is our boy Pablo Picasso borrowing from here in 1944? He never tires of the Old Masters, and that's just fine with us.
3/3 My distraught woman, and Picasso with his. We shared some strong feelings about war & its horrors.
Young Picasso, 1907: what had he been looking at? He was always fascinated by the Old Masters! Today is his birthday.
Pablo Picasso was constantly reenvisioning Velazquez's Las Meninas. If you must be obsessed with a painting, that's a good one. Picasso, friend of the Old Masters: his day is today.
2/2 In 1971 Pablo Picasso, aged 90, imagined himself as a young painter. It's his 139th birthday today. Still young!