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@FolkloreThurs Witches' Sabbath (1798) by Spanish Painter Francisco Goya, with the devil incarnated as a crowned goat surrounded by a coven of witches, young and old, and being offered a child for either initiation or for feasting. #FolkloreThursday
#OTD 1590 At the Battle of Ivry, part of #French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France, leader of Huguenot forces defeats the Catholic League led by Charles of Lorraine and Spanish forces of the Count of Egmont. #History #Onthisday
Painting by Peter Paul Rubens
#FolkloreThursday Jonah in the New Testament a prophet sent by God on a journey to Nineveh to warn the residents of impending divine wrath. Instead Jonah boards a ship to Tarshish where he would be caught in a storm, swallowed by a whale for 3 days and regurgitated near Nineveh.
Full list of Charles V's titles. #OTD #CharlesV #History #EarlyModern #OnThisDay 3/3
@FolkloreThurs Tristan and Iseult, a tragic tale of romance that has had a significant influence on Western art and literature. Paintings by Herbert James Draper(Left), Hughes Merle (R up), John Duncan (R lower)
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