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2/2 Great naval exuberance at the return to Amsterdam of the 2nd Dutch East Indies Expedition, 1599. As immortalized by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom.
Men entering to show off slaughtered animals. Women more interested in music & jewelry. Gentlemen, give your dead game to that poor skinny dog! By Pieter Codde of Amsterdam, #BTD 1599.
4/4 One of the nicest pages in any Adoration scene accompanies Maerten de Vos's African king, although wearing American feather gear. We weren't too savvy about the geography of fashion in 1599.
Tableau of the Glorification of Agriculture, done for the entrance of Archduke Albert & Archduchess Isabella to #Antwerp in 1599. Jupiter surrounded by personifications of agriculture. At top Abundance feeds a multitude of children. A little dog does what it has to (Rijksmuseum)
Anthony van Dyck was born #OnThisDay in 1599. At over 3.5 metres high, his 'Equestrian Portrait of Charles 1' is one of our giants. Over the last year we've cleaning, relined and retouched the painting, filming its journey along the way: https://t.co/7tgb5tvajy
3/3 One of nicest pages in any Adoration scene accompanies Maerten de Vos's African king, although wearing American feather gear. We weren't too savvy about geographical fashions in 1599. @medievalpoc
Flemish Baroque artist Sir Anthony van Dyck was born on this date in 1599. This is "Equestrian Portrait of Charles I." #art @NationalGallery