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@17thCenturyLady @RestorationHat @jdmccafferty @kristianjmartin @ARebelHand @TheFrameBlogMag Sometimes I think depictions of St Sebastian were meant for more than just personal devotion. This lad would be in an indie rock band today.
Mostly nude #SaintSebastian, c. 1618-1658, @britishmuseum
#StuartsSaturday #KeepItStuart
Anthony van Dyck's 1628 portrait of Nicholas Lanier oozes nonchalant, couldn't-give-a-shit, I'm-amazing vibes.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
The Stoning of St. Stephen
Rembrandt van Rijn. 1635.
@metmuseum
For Stephen's day
#StephnsizsizsizsizDay
Detail from Giovanni Lanfranco's Miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes, 1624-1625
@NGIreland
Michael Boyle died 10 December, 1702.
Archbishop of Dublin 1663-79
Archbishop of Armagh 1679-1702
Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1665–86
Image: @britishmuseum
For more see A. Coleman's PhD thesis 'The Career of Michael Boyle, Archbishop and Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1660-86'