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Assumption that surrounded himself with as personal vanity is propaganda.
Here is the equestrian of Philip IV of Spain
Paintings for Royal rulers were an important symbol/advert for their power & influence.
Dazzling foreign diplomats

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2019-10-04

Salvator Mundi set to be no-show in Louvre show-Facts-This Painting began as Studio Pupil Marco D'Oggiono's Painting with Marco as"Life Model"still on Original Subsurface-Leonardo assisted with Raised Hand,Sleeve,Rock Crystal Orb-Mostly Over-painted to match 17thC HollarEngraving

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2019-09-30

Even more than Murillo, (Claudio not Alonso Sanchez) is the most Baroque of 17thc Spanish artists, The Triumph of St Augustine (1664)

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2019-09-27

22 August 1620 Oliver Cromwell married Elizabeth Bourchier, daughter of a London fur dealer, at St Giles Church, Cripplegate. The couple had a devoted relationship, with a family of 9 children, 8 of whom survived infancy. Portraits in our collection.

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2019-08-22

20 June. Remembering Jane Sharp, 17thC midwife author of The Midwives Book, in English rather than Latin. Female-centred, her book saved lives & was open about sex: "the clitoris being nervous & of pure feeling, when rubbed & stirred causeth lustful feelings"

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2019-06-20

This gorgeous 17thC tulip catalogue from the was on view today for King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visit to as part of their State visit to Ireland. Read more about it in our blog https://t.co/ZZaucHo25F

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2019-06-13

Recently rediscovered van Dyck back on the market . It was sold Paris in 2010 under an attribution to 17thc Flemish School.

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2019-06-11

Born in Leicestershire in 1636, a child named George eventually turned out to be "Jane". Read about her intriguing life on our blog...
https://t.co/u0OzI98PEu

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2019-06-10