jdmccafferty

jdmccafferty, 10 months ago to random

Dona Juana (1535-1573), Princess of Portgual, full-length portrait at the age of 22 with an elaborately collared mastiff

By Alonso Sanchez Cóello, 1557 - who died #otd 8 Aug 1588.

(Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien)

jdmccafferty, 9 months ago to random

European Squid (Loligo vulgaris), Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610

(Rijksmuseum)

jdmccafferty, 9 months ago to random

An early 16th century statue of St Roch, patron of plague victims (Met Museum)

Today, 16 Aug, is his feast.

jdmccafferty, 7 months ago to random

16 Oct 1660: Hugh Peter, Independent leader & preacher during the Commonwealth, proponent of the execution of Charles I & former minister of Salem Massachusetts executed as a regicide #otd

jdmccafferty, 11 months ago to random

Friday 16 June #Dublin

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jdmccafferty, 10 months ago to ireland

2 Aug 1536: The #Parliament of #Ireland sits at #Limerick #otd till 19 Aug.

This parliament was the one that legislated for Henry VIII’s break with #Rome.

(NLI: late 17thC Limerick)

jdmccafferty, 9 months ago to random

Right wing of Melun Diptych: Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels

The French court painter Jean Fouquet painted this c. 1450 on behalf of Etienne Chevalier treasurer of the French king

(KMSKA/Photo Hugo Maertens/artinflanders.be)

jdmccafferty, 9 months ago to random

Serjeant William Lovelace, 1577
Thomas Lovelace, 1588

(By permission of Dulwich Picture Gallery)

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jdmccafferty, 7 months ago to random

Fusion tableware: Elephant with Saltcellar

Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, sister of Charles V, acquired the Indian-made elephant in 1550 and had it combined with an older saltcellar in Lisbon.

Rock crystal, hyacinth, gold, enamel
(Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien)

jdmccafferty, 9 months ago to random

The Tragic Oppression of the Netherlands, 1569

Seventeen women in chains, one for every province, kneel before Alva on his throne. Surrounded by advisers and the devil he rips up agreements and treaties.

(Rijksmuseum)

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jdmccafferty, 9 months ago to random

When bling gets scary... c. 1550

(British Museum)

jdmccafferty, 10 months ago to london

29 July 1652: Meeting of Independent Ministers at Oliver Cromwell's house in the Cockpit #London #otd to discuss sending preachers to #Ireland

jdmccafferty, 7 months ago to philosophy

St. Martina patron of #Rome.

Her relics were discovered #otd 25 Oct 1634 by the painter Pietro da Cortona, in a crypt of Santi Luca e Martina.

(El Greco - she’s on the left with the palm)

jdmccafferty, 7 months ago to random

Portrait of Infante Baltasar Carlos, son of King Philip IV aged about 11. The prince was b. #otd 17 Oct 1629 and died 9 Oct 1646. He was heir apparent till his death 8 days before his 17th birthday. Attributed to Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo (Rijksmuseum)

jdmccafferty, 10 months ago to ireland

5 Aug 1672: Arthur Capel, Earl of #Essex receives ceremonial sword as Lord Lieutenant of #Ireland #otd Quite anti-Catholic, he's the Capel in Capel St #Dublin. Found in the Tower of London with his throat cut in July 1673 - murder or suicide? (NPG)

jdmccafferty, 2 months ago to random

2 Apr 1421: Catherine of Valois & Henry V are at #York #otd (NPG)

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jdmccafferty, 2 months ago to london

8 Apr 1521: Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of #Buckingham, summoned to #London #otd. He was executed on 17 May 1521 for having encompassed the King's (Henry VIII's death)

(Magdalene College Cambridge and Trinity College Cambridge - Stafford carrying the Sword of State)

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jdmccafferty, 2 months ago to random

Thomas Hobbes, 1640s.
Hobbes was born #otd 5 Apr 1588.

By William Dobson (bapt. 4 Mar 1611, buried 28 Oct 1646)

The Royal Society

jdmccafferty, 1 month ago to random

Make your own goddess of summer,

1589

(Musée du Louvre)

jdmccafferty, 1 month ago to random

24 Apr 1555: George Marsh, #Protestant & clergyman taken outside the walls of #Chester, where he refused to recant & so was burnt #otd

(George Marsh memorial at St. Mary the Virgin's church in Deane, Plucas58)

jdmccafferty, 1 month ago to random

6 May 1527: Rome is sacked by the troops of Charles V; here Pope Clement is besieged #otd (BM)

jdmccafferty, 1 month ago to random

Church interior with woman & child at the foot of a pulpit
After Hendrik van Streek, 1636

(Musée du Louvre)

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jdmccafferty, 21 days ago to Scotland

19 May 1568: Elizabeth I of #England orders the arrest of Mary Queen of #Scots #otd #Scotland (BM)

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jdmccafferty, 24 days ago to random

16 May 1606: John Bulwer baptised at St Michael, Wood Street, London.

A medical practitioner and writer on deafness and on gesture. He advocated lip reading & special education for deaf people.

(British Museum/ Royal Collection Trust HM CIII)

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jdmccafferty, 20 days ago to random

This happened exactly five years ago. Never found out what it was, but it's a handy little kitchen knife:

I looked up at the skylight in my study which is at the end of the garden just now and saw this... Knife-throwing competition ? Dropped by a magpie? Threat? A sign?