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Rembrandt van Rijn
A Black drummer and Commander mounted on mules; riding in profile
Netherlands (c. 1638)
Pen and brown ink and brown wash, touched with yellow wash, heightened with white, over red chalk
British Museum https://t.co/6ILrZVbgNg
I'm definitely going to run out of steam before I run out of Van Aelst paintings! So here's my favorite king, photographed by @francesdath in 2015 at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valenciennes
https://t.co/FZaKGOR5wU
Pieter Coecke van Aelst
The Adoration of the Magi
Netherlands (c. 1530)
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
https://t.co/J4Jr5O3D3U
@PP_Rubens
"St. Ifigenia became a particularly appealing figure for women. The virgin saint is considered the protector of those forced into marriage and the advocate of those desiring to buy property."
Read more about Saint Ifigenia of Nubia here: https://t.co/Un5BnIGgzv
@kellyfineman @CoraHayesAuthor Just so people know, this is a whole genre and there are several very similar works featuring Guards/Harems or just similar figures, it's Orientalism-->"Alhambresque" https://t.co/ZhPNKk5oFn
@PP_Rubens JSYK @francesdath took some better pics (imho) and it's just breathtaking!!!
https://t.co/g29mPmBLNF
Peter Paul Rubens
The Miracles of Saint Francis Xavier, circa 1617
Oil on canvas
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
;) @PP_Rubens
Anonymous Italian Artist
Plaque with Personification of Africa or Asia
Venice, Italy (c. 1550-1575)
stamped and gilded iron, 14.2 x 7.2 cm
The Walters Art Museum
Juan de Pareja was an artist himself; you can see some of his works here (including his self-portrait in the last one, far left): https://t.co/JpTCgaEyUG
Bohemian Illuminator (Prague)
The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion
Bohemia (1402)
Illumination on Parchment, 460 x 230 mm.
Martyrology (129 fols.), fol. 94 sup v , left border, second medallion from top: Martyrdom of St. Maurice and the Theban Legion.