Sir Peter Paul Rubens(1577-1640)Flemish artist & diplomat from (modern-day Belgium). Considered most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Compositions reference erudite aspects of classical & Christian history. He emphasized movement, color & sensuality.

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Drawings by Joris Hoefnagel.
Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1601) was a Flemish printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and painter.

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Joris Hoefnagel, illuminator (Flemish / Hungarian, 1542 - 1600) & Georg Bocskay, scribe (Hungarian, died 1575), Mira calligraphiae monumenta, J. Paul Getty Museum
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It's illustrations like these which make us want to go back to our childhood! 😍

Lucy Fleming () is a freelance specializing in children's literature. Check out her portfolio website, made with >> https://t.co/NrWwWgjSqz

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1563 Jodocus Hondius the Elder, Flemish engraver, cartographer and important figure of the Golden Age of Dutch/Netherlandish cartography) was born in Wakken.

Leo Belgicus (1611) (L)

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1). Here are some paintings by Flemish Baroque artist and diplomat Sir Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640).

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Shout out for the older Pumpkin Eye by the Magnificent Denise Fleming. For 16 years, I was a children's librarian. I always read Pumpkin Eye to my toddlers on Halloween. Perfect book for little kiddos. Short & Powerful Day 8 Prompt Friday Reads

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Return if the Jedi - 30th Anniversary Commemorative Print Star Wars Celebration Europe by Hugh Fleming!

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you wanna know who's voice i think of when reading mr. fleming's lines?

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Joachim Patinir's "Temptations of St. Anthony the Abbot" (1520-24) is his only definite collaboration example. He painted the exquisite landscape, and fellow Flemish artist Quentin Massys painted the figures. 🎨

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October 5, 1524: Flemish painter Joachim Patinir dies.

An interesting about Patinir: He is considered the first Western artist to have specialized in landscape painting. His friend Albrecht Dürer called him "a good landscape painter".

🎨 "Baptism of Christ", circa 1515

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Williamina Fleming (15 Mei 1857 – 21 Mei 1911), adalah yg pertama kali menemukan dan memfoto Horsehead Nebula dalam sebuah plat (*2). Saat itu teknologi fotografi masih menggunakan plat logam dan kaca.

Sang penemu tdk pernah menikmati keindahan Horsehead seperti kita skr (*3).

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Peter van de Velde, 1634 – 1723, Flemish marine painter, Whaling

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Peter van de Velde, 1634 – 1723, Flemish marine painter, View of Gibraltar

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Peter van de Velde, 1634 – 1723, Flemish marine painter, The Dutch burn down the English fleet before Chatham; The burning of the English fleet off Chatham, June 20, 1667

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