John McCaffertyさんのイラストまとめ

3 Sept 1658: 3pm, Whitehall, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of #England,#Scotland & #Ireland dies #otd (BM)

The many saints of September (early 17thC, British Museum) Starting off today with Aegidius or Giles. And ending with St Jerome on the 30th.

1 Sept 1678: d. Jan Breughel the younger #painter #otd

The Fall, Hugo van der Goes, c. 1479
with a humanoid take on the serpent...

(Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie)

After Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610)
St. Christopher c.1599-1620

(Royal Collection Trust, HM EII)

31 Aug 1681: Stephen College 'the Protestant Joiner' executed #otd in Oxford Castle Yard by Jack Ketch. A balladeer and satirist he attacked the coming succession of James II.

"By Irish oaths and wrested law I fell/
A prey to Rome & sacrifice to hell"

31 Aug 1581: First (of four) debates between St. Edmund Campion & #Protestant divines in the Tower of #London #otd. Campion was permitted no reference material so had to do it all from memory. Rumours that he was prevailing led to a government decision to shut down the debates.

31 Aug 1660: Hugh Peter, Independent leader & preacher during the Commonwealth, proponent of the execution of Charles I & former minister of Salem Mass., arrested #otd Executed 16 Oct

Ferdinand & Isabella.
Unknown artist.

First recorded in the Royal Collection under Henry VIII. The portraits may have came to England at the time of Catherine's marriage to Prince Arthur, or were sent as diplomatic gifts during negotiations.

(Royal Collection Trust, HM EII)

Vincenzo Catena
The Virgin and Child with a Male and a Female Donor,
c. 1485-1531.

(SMK, Danmark)