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One thing to keep in mind about 14th-17th c. Venetian History. Loads of people called Barbaro and Barbarigo. Some even intersecting in timewise i.e Agostino Barbarigo Venetian commander at Lepanto (L) with Marcantonio Barbaro, bailo at Constantinople (R). #nameparonyms #History
#OnThisDay 1176 Battle of Legnano is won by the Lombard League against Imperial forces led by Frederick Barbarossa. #Legnano led to the Treaties of Venice (1177) and Constance (1183) and besides Rome, it's the only other city mentioned the Italian national anthem. #History #OTD
#OTD 1597 Flemish painter and engraver Cornelis Schut was born in Antwerp. He was a prominent figure of High Baroque in Flanders. #History #art #paintings
Vulcan's Forge (L) and Adoration of the Magi (R) by C. Schut
Additionally it was said that during the night of the 24th of June during the Drăgaica, the Iele (spirits of the forests) would perpetually dance leaving burnt traces around oak trees, while also making those who disturbed their dances mutes for life. #FolkloreThursday
The Drăgaica,a traditional Midsummer fair, has been held for centuries near the Buzau river in Wallachia (paused between 1806-29 because Ottomans burned the city).It is said that whoever did chores on the main day on the 24th of June would be struck by lighting.#FolkloreThursday