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Ferdinand Knab died #OTD 1902. The titles and translations of each painting vary, but the first one is generally known as The Castle Gate (Das Schloss Portal).
The Castle Gate
Fantasy Landscape
Elegy
Roman Ruins
#Art #ArtHistory #Romanticism
Before St Paul’s was built on an acre of land donated by the #LordOfTheManor, #CofE services in #Shipley were held at Mr Denny’s, now The Old House at Home. Consecrated #OTD 1826 #AllSaintsDay
1 November 1688, William III of Orange sets out a second time from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands to seize the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from James II during the Glorious Revolution.#otd
#ArtHistory 1883
Marie Laurencin was #bornonthisday in Paris.
“Why should I paint dead fish, onions and beer glasses? Girls are so much prettier.”
#art #artist #fineart #modernart #paintings #painting #cubism #avantgarde #portrait #frenchart #botd #onthisday #otd #discoverher
#Bradford mass poisoning #OTD 1858. 20 dead, 200+ dangerously ill from peppermints made with #arsenic bought in Baildon Bridge #Shipley & sold by Humbug Billy. Acquitted of #manslaughter
#ArtHistory 1930
Niki de Saint Phalle was #bornonthisday in #Paris.
"Most people don't see the edginess in my work. They think it's all fantasy and whimsy."
#art #artist #modernart #fineart #sculpture #sculptor #painting #paintings #americanart #frenchart #botd #onthisday #otd
Happy Birthday Scarlatti! #otd #illustration #rosiebrooks
"The Three Garridebs" 1st published in Collier's Weekly #OTD 1924.
#OTD 1854: Lord Cardigan led the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of #Balaclava in the Crimean War. An ambiguous order from the commander, Lord Raglan, led Cardigan’s cavalry to charge the Russians while fire came from three different sides.
#OTD 1995年10月25日、インスタントシトロン『Change This World』が発売されました。 #InstantCytron #片岡知子 #長瀬五郎
https://t.co/qfqUINniTV
#OTD Happy birthday, Edmund Dulac (France/UK, 1882-1953). Artist & illustrator. His first big commission was illustrating the novels of the Brontë Sisters. Also designed banknotes & postage stamps. #Shakespeare #Philately #ArabianNights #FairyTales #OnThisDay
Alfred Nobel was born #OTD 21 October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden.
He was a truly global citizen; he spoke six languages and lived in various countries such as Sweden, Russia, France and Italy.
Happy birthday and deathday to 17th-century polymath and all round hero Sir Thomas Browne! We are big fans of Browne's here at the PDR and as such have a variety of things on the site for you to get stuck into. (1/4) #OnThisDay #OTD
#OTD
19th October 1469
Marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, in the Palacio de los Vivero, Valladolid, Spain.
https://t.co/hQgOqVEpu9
#IsabellaofCastile #FerdinandofAragon #Castile #Aragon #Trastámara #Spain #Monarchs #JointRulers #History
Herman #Melville is receiving quite the buzz today! #MobyDick was first published #OTD in 1851. A @HumanitiesMag article explores Melville, #EmilyDickinson, other private authors and how their shyness impacted how they were received: https://t.co/KHiIaVEduD
Happy Birthday to Irving Geis, a pioneer in molecular illustration born #OTD in 1908. Explore his illustrations and career at PDB-101
Digital Archive of images: https://t.co/9rP7QAmKqJ
Irving Geis and Structural Biology Timeline: https://t.co/um8OEW7sHY
Tilda Swinton by John Byrne 2001: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe first published OTD 1950 #WhiteWitch #Narnia on display now at #ScotPortrait @NatGalleriesSco https://t.co/JslzZ0klL3