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German painter Ferdinand Knab was born #OTD 1834. The first painting is titled “The Castle Gate” (1881) #Art #ArtHistory
#HappyBirthday to the Center's founder, Paul Mellon (@Yale College, Class of 1929), who was born #otd in 1907. #Yale https://t.co/ddoph7yqGP
Maurice Sendak, author and illustrator of the classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are #bornonthisday #otd
#OTD 7.6.1905: In Dresden gründen Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff die Brücke https://t.co/RR7j5qPl91
#OTD #WorldEnvironmentDay 40 yrs ago @GreenBeltMovmnt founded by #WangariMaathai Thank you for the inspiration! https://t.co/FqkWIqfDAh
Tumbling right out of picture along with her wares, a produce seller by Pieter Aertsen, d. OTD 1575.
Play of repulsion and attraction in Meat Stall by Pieter Aertsen, who died (alas) OTD 1575. Truly unique work and there aren't many of them.
Otto von Faber du Faur
* 3.6.1828; † 10.8.1901
In der Puszta
#OTD #HorsesinArt
@Sashainua @simonjetz @agustin_gut @Clanlupi @Xv4jdAJMm8iQbQJ
OTD 1794: Glorious First of June. British fleet under Lord Howe defeat French fleet under Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse.
OTD 1798: HMS Hydra (38), Cptn. Sir Francis Laforey, and consorts destroyed Confiante (36)
Vincent Price, the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective, born #OTD 1911. https://t.co/ixc0yf0i9F
OTD 1792: George Rodney died. Commander in the American War of Independence, known for his victory at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782
Daniel Gran
* 22.5.1694; † 16.4.1757
St. Elizabeth distributing alms
#OTD #twitart
@delucaGen88 @AntoniaPulpito @MarieFrettoloso @montgutz
In 1707 botanist Carolus #Linnaeus was born. Flowers! #otd Check this wonderful book by RJ Thornton online: https://t.co/hWAhIBjnSf
Arthur Conan Doyle was born #otd in 1859 - see https://t.co/Ol88vkB0o4 to hear his spirit voice & views on communication with the dead.
Left wing of a blue roller, 1500. Amazing, mesmerizing study, filled with precise observation. By the great Albrecht Dürer, born OTD 1471.
After his apprenticeship, Albrecht Dürer–born OTD 1471–took the German custom of Wanderjahre to learn skills from artists in other areas.
HARD B v Sunderland. 1.45pm. £3 otd. Under 12s free. Be there or be less like Batman riding a unicorn 🦄 https://t.co/XRMnPApOvR