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25 Apr 1599: Oliver Cromwell b. #otd in Huntingdon (CromwellMuseum)
The Throne of Grace, 1510 - 1515.
Colijn de Coter
(Musée du Louvre)
Corporal works of mercy - visiting prisoners and captives.
Nicolas de Mathonière, 1610-1625
Those lads in the stocks/chains are going to have trouble eating...
(British Museum)
Portrait of Henry VIII done by Cornelis Massijs, 1544.
(British Museum)
Did the subject ever see this image of himself?
Male and female pilgrim,
Lucas van Leyden, c. 1508
(British Museum)
11 Apr 1689: The Coronation Oath of William & Mary binds them to 'statutes in #Parliament agreed on' #otd (BM)
Image
Jan Steen,
Woman at her Toilet Signed & dated 1663
Densely packed with puns, both visual and verbal. Also, apparently, a rare example of a painting showing 17th century stays, worn by women beneath a jacket (as seen here) or bodice.
(Royal Collection Trust, HM EII)
Clara Alewijn, aged 9 by Dirck Dircksz. van Santvoort, 1644 (Rijksmuseum)
She's presented as a ‘shepherdess’ but also with the wealthy trappings of pearls and tulips.
Owl dressed as a pilgrim with hat and drinking bottle c. 1500-49 (Rijksmuseum)
El Greco [Domenikos Theotokopoulos]. d. #otd 7 Apr 1614.
The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist, c. 1595/1600
Look how Mary has her arm around Anne.
(National Gallery of Art, Washington)