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"Portrait of Emily St. Clare as a Bacchante," by John Hoppner, who was born April 4, 1758 #onthisday. Known for more formal portraits, Hoppner conveys youthful exuberance in this through dynamic brushwork, flowing draperies, and an alluring smile. On view in #BlochGalleriesKC.
#ArtHistory 1647
Naturalist & #artist Maria Sibylla Merian was #bornonthisday in #Frankfurt.
"Art & #Nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another."
#art #artists #fineart #illustration #germanart #painting #paintings #artquotes
#discoverher #botd
The artist Archibald Rees Griffiths (1902-1971) who made an important contribution to the artistic response to the traumatic experience of #Welsh mining communities between the two world wars, died #onthisday 1971 https://t.co/3lsV7KCE6O #WelshHistory @NLWGraphic Image: @LLGCymru
Principal Sam's Calendar
April 1
It's April Fool's Day!
(I wonder what tricks the kids will play on me today.)
#PrincipalSamsCalendar
#PrincipalSam
#OnThisDay
Sir Benjamin Baker was born #onthisday 1840. #Forth Bridge, Aswan Dam and London Metropolitan Railway. He designed the boat which transported Cleopatra's needle.
"Someone has a great fire in his soul and nobody ever comes to warm themselves at it, and passersby see nothing but a little smoke at the top of the chimney and then go on their way."
—Vincent van Gogh, born #OnThisDay
See 9 paintings by Van Gogh on view https://t.co/VnPRmb7d1w
#ArtHistory 1891
Painter and illustrator Cecile Walton was #bornonthisday in #Glasgow.
#art #artist #artists #fineart #modernart #portrait #portraitpainting #painting #paintings #illustration #britishart #scottishart #discoverher #botd #onthisday
#ArtHistory 1922
Finnish painter Elga Sesemann was #bornonthisday in what is now Russia.
#art #artist #artists #fineart #modernart #contemporaryart #painting #paintings #expressionism #portrait #discoverher #botd #onthisday #otd
Hideko Takamine 高峰秀子 (March 27, 1924 – December 28, 2010)
#HidekoTakamine #高峰秀子 #bornonthisday
#ArtHistory 1883
Franco-English artist Ethel Léontine Gabain was #bornonthisday in #LeHavre.
#art #artists #modernart #fineart #britishart #englishart #painting #paintings #portrait #portraits #botd #onthisday #otd #discoverher
Principal Sam's Calendar
March 26
Today is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day!
(Was there ever a more perfect day for me than this?)
#PrincipalSamsCalendar
#PrincipalSam
#OnThisDay
#MakeUpYourOwnHoliday
Named for #AndrewMellon (born #OnThisDay), the @MellonFdn supports a new #Plant #Humanities Initiative w/ @DumbartonOaks & @JSTOR. Apply by 4/5 to spend July studying how #plants change the world: https://t.co/3lFTYFfhTg.
📷: Jane Elizabeth Giraud #HerNaturalHistory
@HistSciArt
John Rennie's Southwark Bridge opened #onthisday 1819. Originally called Queen Street bridge, the centre span was said to be the longest cast iron span ever built, at 240ft (73m). It was replaced in 1921 as it was too narrow to cope with the growing traffic.
Maria Malibran, opera diva, was born #onthisday 1808. Known for her intense behaviour and Rossini wrote, "Ah! That wonderful creature! [...] with her superior mind, her breadth of knowledge and unimaginable fieriness of temperament she outshone all other women I have known…."
#OnThisDay in 1986, Van Halen released their classic album "5150", their 1st with Sammy Hagar. Named after Eddie Van Halen's home studio (5150), it became Van Halen's 1st #1 album and is certified 6x platinum. Why Can't This Be Love hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 #ClassicRock
It was #OnThisDay in 1834 that #WilliamMorris, an artist, designer, writer and socialist activist associated with the Arts & Crafts movement, was born. Read more about his life and the #StainedGlass he created, now on display at the @stainedglassmus here: https://t.co/KK3Xv8kzi3
🎂 #GameAnniversary #OnThisDay 🎂
Released in North America 🇺🇸 14 years ago today
God of War
https://t.co/LuMV5WOuC7
#OnThisDay 10 years ago, the #SpongeBob episode "Choir Boys" premiered! https://t.co/3wQXd71Phu 🎵🎶
🎂 #GameAnniversary #OnThisDay 🎂
Hit the arcades 22 years ago today
Tekken 3 (Namco)
https://t.co/n5m5ek9kG4
#ArtHistory 1875
Jessie M. King was #bornonthisday in #Bearsden, #Scotland.
#art #artist #artists #fineart #modernart #illustration #britishart #painting #paintings #Glasgow #myth