09 - Rijksmuseum Amsterdam / Painter: Jan Asselijn 1610-1652 / The Threatened Swan / boei-photography

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Three standing women,
Gesina Ter Borch,
c. 1646-54
(Rijksmuseum)

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'My second Cattrinken died 27 June Anno 1633'.
She had been born on 12 April 1633.
Done by her father, the artist Gerard Ter Borch

(Rijksmuseum)

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And another pair of 17th century depictions of the sense of smell, just for the fun of it.

(Rijksmuseum)

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Two late16th/17th century depictions of the sense of smell.

One somewhat more pleasant than the other.

(Rijksmuseum)

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The rich man's deathbed, 1550-1574.
Unknown artist, Rijksmuseum.

A demon flatulent with hellfire is coming for his soul & has, it seems, the writ to take it.

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Gift of an apple,
Gesina Ter Borch, c. 1645-50
(Rijksmuseum)

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Jean Bernard, Portret van Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk https://t.co/DllSvzMkan

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Wallflower [Erysimum cheiri],
Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610
(Rijksmuseum)

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Portrait of Anthonie van Leeuwenhoek, Natural Philosopher and Zoologist in Delft https://t.co/mmZ9RGpWuK

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Today 24 June is the great feast of midsummer, that of the birth of St John the Baptist.

How it started. How it went.

(Rijksmuseum)

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