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As the light goes & we enter the vigil of her feast of 1 Feb, I'm posting a nicely baroque Brigid from the latter part 17th century to begin with: H. Brigitta van Kildare, by Theodor Matham (Rijksmuseum)

31 Jan 1623: Papal constitution Romanæ Sedis Antistes permits use of various #Hindu customs in Christian evangelisation #otd as promoted by the #Italian #Jesuit Robert de Nobili

“New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Invention of the Olive Oil Press, plate 12"
ca. 1600, Jan Collaert I (Met Museum)

The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin
before 1402
Attributed to Lorenzo Monaco aka Piero di Giovanni

(Met Museum)

Momento Mori, 1626 (Rijksmuseum)

Henri IV of France signing the ratification of his abjuration of Protestantism before Alessandro de Medici, the Pope’s Legate & future Leo XI. This happened on 1 Aug 1596.

The image was made in 1610 which was the year Henri was assasinated.

#WorthAMass

(British Museum)

30 Jan 1121: Coronation #otd of Adeliza of #Louvain, second wife of Henry I (BL)

30 Jan 1649: Charles I, King of #England, #Scotland & #Ireland executed at the Banqueting House, #London #otd

Wine party c. 1580-1613 (British Museum)

A rare pictorial view of the varieties on offer at the time. And they're having cheese & bread with their tasting.

I love it.

29 Jan 1555: Laurence Sanders #Protestant arraigned #otd by Bishop Stephen Gardiner at #Southwark, convicted of heresy & burnt at #Coventry on 8 Feb 1555 (BM)