The Virgin and Child with St. Elizabeth and the Infant St. John the Baptist, 1615

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Jean Baptiste Armand Guillaumin, The Arcueil Aqueduct at Sceaux Railroad Crossing, 1869 https://t.co/QJgD7pE9hL

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orpheus leading eurydice from the underworld by jean-baptiste-camille corot

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Today is the feast of the beheading of John the Baptist, which commemorates the saint's martyrdom as depicted in these brutal "before and after" paintings by Caravaggio.
"The Beheading of SJTB" (1608, Valletta) "Salome with the Head of SJTB" (1610, London)

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The Beheading of St. John the Baptist

The Gospel recounts his martyrdom. St. John boldly reprimanded Herod for adultery. "It is against the law," he told the king, "for you to take the wife of your brother." Herodias and her daughter requested Herod to have St. John beheaded.

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Jan Baptist Weenix and Bartholomeus van der Helst, young shepherd with sheep and goats, c1647-49. I am intrigued by this painting every time I see it - the idea of the two masters working side by side on this wonderful image.

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Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Hunched Bird Looking Upward; verso: blank, 18th century https://t.co/gmVFG5qjdM

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Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Two Herons; verso: blank, 18th century https://t.co/2GGcoManN0

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Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine, Saint Augustine, Saint Marc and Saint John the Baptist, 1550

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Beheading of St. John the Baptist, 1610

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Orpheus & Eurydice - a poem by Neil G

I
a singer
you
my song …





Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld
by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

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Végetaux des forêts vierges du Brésil, Jean-Baptiste Debret, Pinacoteca of the State of São Paulo collection https://t.co/FItfvhL05W (Palette: 🖌🎨

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