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Weird #historical object for sale: dying #philosopher in a box. Waxwork figure representing #Voltaire on his death bed, modelled by Kaspar Bernhard Hardy, c.170. #morbidmonday #history
https://t.co/EenafL9jaL
Great way of using 3D techniques: scanned wooden corbel pieces and model of entire house found in 's-Hertogenbosch.
https://t.co/LpxHREb81g
#Earlymodern arthouse noir: singers in a sinister setting by Jan Somer, c.1655-1705, coll. #rijksmuseum: probably members of a Dutch dramatic society.
#Medieval legal fists used by bailiffs: only four of these items are known in the Netherlands! https://t.co/tdschrEbWN
First Dutch archaeological excavation of a ship wreck took place in 1822: the find dated from 1593. The vessel was used during the Siege of Geertruidenberg. A model was made out of excavated #earlymodern wood from this #ship! #rijksmuseum. #archaeology https://t.co/PzOKjwvVXC
Friendly religious warning for #earlymodern party animals with a #FridayFeeling: faded image of Resurrection of Jesus on stoneware #beer jug broken in #Rotterdam, c.1550-1600, coll. @MuseumRotterdam
#Earlymodern city view changed forever: view on @mauritshuis with house of Huygens on the left, c.1690, coll. @haagsarchief and Google Streetview, c.2018
#Earlymodern gentle warning: drink responsible. Family wealth consisted not only of money or #realestate, but also of pewter household items which could be pawned or sold. Note the obsolete Dutch word #dronkendrincken. @DrinkingStudies @intoxproject @Spinazieacademi #foodhistory
I like these kind of paintings: kind of #earlymodern magic atmosphere. Circle of Joachim Patinir (ca. 1480-1524), sold today at @VenduehuisDH https://t.co/JgqIuV6IO6