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The Last Supper, unknown artist, Ulm, c. 1520 (Rijksmuseum) A very sensual depiction.
8 Apr 1551: Gyles Godet, #Paris-trained printmaker is granted letters of denization #otd He'd come to #London in 1547 - and here is some of his output, including his illustration of April and a picture of one pretty famous person who died the year he arrived in #England (BM)
St Carlo Borromeo ministering to the plague victims, by Pierre Mignard, 1612-1695
(Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0))
Owl dressed as a pilgrim with hat and drinking bottle c. 1500-49 (Rijksmuseum)
Reliquary bust of 1 of St Ursula's virgins, c.1325–c.1349
Christian princess Ursula & her 11,000 virgins were killed by Huns near Köln. All were considered saints so their relics were kept in #Cologne. Image many many of these painted wooden objects - what a sight (Rijksmuseum)
7 Apr 1515: William Tyndale, #Bible translator & Protestant reformer ordained priest in #London #otd Burnt at the stake in Vilvoorde in 1536 @DrStevenMFoster
Mary Magdalene, Carlo Crivelli, c. 1480 (Rijksmuseum) What wonderful hands.