John McCaffertyさんのイラストまとめ

Mary Magdalene, Carlo Crivelli, c. 1480 (Rijksmuseum) What wonderful hands.

6 Apr 1567: Humphrey Gilbert, soldier & #explorer ends a series of 'straung' visions #otd which had begun on 24 Feb - these were heavy on angels & dragons (BM)

Palmesel, 15th century

The German “Palmesel” (palm donkey) refers to a statue of Jesus on a donkey, mounted on a wheeled platform, part of Palm Sunday processions in many German-speaking regions until the Reformation (Met Museum)

Box For Crossbow Bolts (Bolzenkasten), Probably Made for William IV, Duke of Bavaria (r. 1508–50)
dated 1539 by Hans Wagner the Elder German
(Met Museum)

4 Apr 1540: Edmund Bonner consecrated as Bishop of #London #otd (TCC/BM)

4 Apr: On his feast, Isidore of Seville & his brother Leander. Murillo's studies for his large paintings for #Seville cathedral (BM) Isidore is patron saint of the #internet. Bet he’s working extra hard these days.

4 Apr 1628: Commissioners are appointed (under a 33HenVIII law) to boost #archery #otd They paid 1s per new bow cut. Scheme ended 1631 in a scandal #cashforbows remind anyone of #cashforash...?

Iconoclasm in a Church by Dirck van Delen, 1630 (Rijksmuseum) - a friar (a Capuchin given the hood shape?) hides behind a pillar and the iconoclasts pile up images for smashing and probably burning. Images of image-destruction.

Basket of Flowers - twice- by Juan de Arellano (©Museo Nacional del Prado) Apparently these were his stock-in-trade and he completed many in his lifetime. These ate 1668-70. You can play spot the difference, if you like.

St Francis receives the stigmata at La Verna - in this Lucas van Leyden piece c. 1512 - 1516, the seraph is combined with the crucifix (Rijksmuseum)