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2/2 Died (perhaps) OTD in 1636 my colleague Pieter Brueghel the Younger. Here in 1606 by Spranger. He had a great beard. His fame lives forever.
2/2 Innocent Lot looking quite bewildered by the seductive attentions of his daughters. Classic blame-the-woman scenario for dirty old men, here depicted by Jan Massys whose day is today.
In news of People Nobody Likes, renaissance version, here's the tax-collector as painted by Jan Massys. In my day you could also pay taxes in chickens and eggs. Handy!
Died (alas!) on this day in 1575, Jan Massys of Antwerp. Here, a Holy Family w/ problematic dynamic: Dad is just not part of the love!
2/2 Such a perfect profile on this far less enigmatic woman painted by Filippo Lippi, whose day is today.
In a lush landscape, beautiful demons have come to tempt Saint Anthony with an apple. By Joachim Patinir, whose day is today, with help on the demonic ladies from Quinten Metsys.
Angel guides Saint Luke's stylus in a spectacular life sitting with the Virgin, Child, and profusion of putti, 1525. By Jan Gossaert. It's his day.
Forever blowing bubbles: allegory of Vanity, 1663, by Karel Dujardin. Today is his day.
This triptych is chock full of grumpy saints and angels. Nothing cheerful about heaven, according to Simone Martini in the 1320s. Today is his day.
3/3 Of course, like Frans Floris I too was fascinated by Paris's famed misjudgement. Painted it many times. This one from late in my career is particularly lovely, I believe.