John McCaffertyさんのイラストまとめ

This title just cried out to be tweeted:

‘Hurdy-gurdy player attacking a pilgrim’
Jacques Bellange, c. 1614

(Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

8 Feb 1649: With the head sewn back on, Charles I's body is buried at St. George's, Windsor #otd

7 Feb 1550: The conclave of Cardinals elect Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte as Pope #otd He takes the name Julius - Julius III.
He received Mary I's realms back into the Roman obedience. He d. 1555.

Elizabeth I when a Princess, c. 1546

Attributed to William Scrots.

It was in Edward VI’s collection: 'the picture of the Ladye Elizabeth her grace with a booke in her hande her gowne like crymsen clothe'.

(Royal Collection Trust, HM EII)

6 Feb 1655: William Prideaux #English ambassador meets Tsar Alexis in #Moscow #otd - but he is not given royal honours as Cromwell was not a king (Blaeu)

College of Animals, Cornelius Saftleven, 1655

A satire on contemporary academic life.

Among other things, Amadis of Gaul appears to be on the reading list.

(Dallas Museum of Art)

Self-portrait of Samuel van Hoogstraten with long hair, aged 50, 1678

(British Museum)

On her feast day #otd - the 3rd century martyr Agatha.
c. 1500, Vergós workshop, #Spain

(Art Institute Chicago)

So this is a mid-16th century design for a #snail-shaped pitcher by Virgil Solis (BM) The question is, would you drink or otherwise use water poured from it?

Portrait of the poet Joost van den Vondel who died #otd 5 Feb 1679

by Phillips Koninck

Vondel wrote his last play 'Noah' when over eighty years old.

(V& A Museum, Pen and brown ink, 17th century)