Barthel Beham, Portrait of a man, portrayed making tally marks in chalk with a glass of wine and a sword. 1529 marked on countertop on the left. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
Just look at that paint! Johann Liss, Judith in the Tent of Holofernes, circa 1624-25, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
"Gentlemen, we are closer than ever to closing the donut hole gap."
I just saw "El Vampiro Negro," a 1953 Argentinian remake of Fritz Lang's "M." So brilliantly shot...and Olga Zubarry 😍
Anonymous Caravaggesque painter, Basket of Squashes (Private collection)
Gerrit Dou, Dog at Rest, 1650, Oil on panel 16.5 x 21.6 cm (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Someone should do a study of sleepy dictators in history
Jesse Locker
Domenico Guidi's "Vision of St. Joseph" (c. 1694) is just opposite Bernini's famous "Ecstasy of St. Teresa" in the church of S. Maria della Vittoria, Rome. Poor guy has done everything he can to be just like Bernini, but doesn't stand much of a chance.
Diego Velázquez, c. 1640, Oil on canvas, 95 x 70 cm (Wallace Collection, London)
Jesse Locker
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Charles Louis Richter
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Fun costume idea from "Il carnevale italiano mascherato: que si veggono in figura varie inuentione de capritii" by Francesco Bertelli (1642): A tough guy who likes to brag about all his exploits in Italy
Jesse Locker
Jesse Locker
National Donut Day is a great excuse to visit the Sally L. Steinberg Collection of Doughnut Ephemera, online at the National Museum of American History www.si.edu/object/archi...
