Flowers in a glass vase, with a praying mantis, on a marble ledge, 1708, by (Dutch, 1664-1750). Held by Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, , https://t.co/JDwaqWxXXn

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Dahlia “King of the Autumn,” by (English, 1873-1961), who was born (Nov 27). Plate 222 of Addisonia, Vol 6 (1921). NYBG , via Biodiversity Heritage Library, https://t.co/QBFiEY4aQ5

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Opuntia jamaicensis / Elephant ear prickly pear cactus, by (British, 1860-1927), who died (Nov 25). Plate XIX, Britton & Rose The Cactaceae, 1919; source, , https://t.co/9rk7HVDj6k

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Mary White Morris, wife of patriot financier Robert Morris and painted by Charles Willson Peale in 1782.

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2- Among the new galleries at 's new Center for Netherlandish Art are works by other too: 'Still Life with Flowers' (1709) & Maria Schalcken's 'Self-Portrait of the Artist in Her Studio' (c 1680)

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A Philadelphia portrait of a very fashionable Martha Doz (1750-1808), attributed to James Claypoole, Jr. Now at the Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery

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Pianist Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was born in Hamburg, Germany on this day in 1805. Composer of over 450 songs including the Easter Sonata, she was a brilliant musician during the Romantic period of classical music! 🇩🇪🎼


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Baby Jesus and St. Anthony of Padua, c. 1656, by (Italian, 1638–1665). Private collection; source, https://t.co/hiASDbEO6Z. (Nov 14) in 1665, Bologna honored Sirani with a public civic funeral.

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Punica granatum, 1850/53, by (British, 1804-64), who died (Nov 6). From The Fruits of the Lima Market; source, https://t.co/xRbhvU44bq

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Uhh... Help! I am surrounded by angry turkeys... I sware I'm not planning on eating you later this month. Run!

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Portrait of Gisbertus Voetius, 1647, by (Dutch, 1607-1678), who was born (Nov 5). Held by ; source, “Anna Maria van Schurman: Brains, Arts and Feminist avant la lettre,” by Maryse Dekker, https://t.co/Prk41eHdAS

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Threshing, 1933, by (#ClareVeronicaHopeLeighton; English-born American, 1898-1989), who was born (Nov 4). Held by , https://t.co/HXb4Zkspzp

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“Lily & amaryllis belladona.” Plate 38.125, from Specimens of the plants & fruits of the island of Cuba, c. 1826, by (American, 1791-1828), born (Oct 29). via https://t.co/7FpdSvsMod

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Just added a 1/1 to my collection. As a long term collector of your work Diela, this has been a goal of mine for quite some time. And what a beautiful work it is too - Herstory https://t.co/vplumKb9Dr

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this 1/1 Herstory still available on 🦹🏻‍♀️
https://t.co/gHX3xwW2r0

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A Carnation with Fly, n.d., by (German, 1716/26-1795), who died (Oct 16). source, Female Artists in History, https://t.co/XYnfjzHURt

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Geographer/journalist Eliza Scidmore was born in Clinton, Iowa today in 1856. First woman to sit on the board of trustees of the National Geographic Society, her work took her to places like Alaska's Inside Passage & Japan.


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