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Portrait of a Merchant by Jan Gossaert. He's wedged between all the things of his world, but his skeptical gaze crosses effortlessly to ours, from 1530.

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3 years

A basket of plums never looked so aesthetically perfect as when painted, in 1629, by Louise Moillon of Paris. Today was her day.

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Timoclea of Thebes throws the man who raped her down a well. She next hurled in heavy stones until he was dead. Painted in 1659 by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna, who had a thing for violent heroines.

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Can you believe it's just oil paint on flat panels? Almost miraculous. Annunciation as trompe l'oeil sculpture by Jan van Eyck, d. OTD 1441.

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Timoclea of Thebes throws man who raped her down a well. She next hurled in heavy stones until he was dead. Painted in 1659 by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna, who had a thing for violent heroines.

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Magnificent portrait of a woman, 1620, by Artemisia Gentileschi. She was born on this day in 1593.

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Born this day in 1884, on Neskuchnoye estate in Ukraine, the marvelous painter Zinaida Serebriakova. After my time, but worth making exception! Here by herself at mirror in 1909.

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Portrait of a woman, 1435. Don't know what I love more: the eyes, the subtlety of the purple robe, the incredible headscarf (the layers! the folds!) or the pins. The pins! Robert Campin, you did well.

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A basket of plums never looked so aesthetically perfect as when painted, in 1629, by Louise Moillon of Paris. Today is her day.

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She was always THE woman. Looking right at you from 1590: Infanta Catalina Micaela (almost surely), painted by Sofonisba Anguissola (probably). Surely one of the greatest renaissance portraits in any case.

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Blackberries. Beautifully painted in 1813 by Raphaelle Peale, who was born on this day in 1774.

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The almost sacred perfection of a bunch of asparagus, 1697, by Adriaen Coorte. It’s been his day today.

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Sunlight falls through windows, adding to the geometric pattern on floor. A woman is playing music. And a man listens from the shadowed bed. Painted by Emanuel de Witte.

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Eleanora of Toledo in a glorious dress, with her son Giovanni de’ Medici, in 1544. By Agnolo Bronzino, whose day was today.

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She was always THE woman. Looking right at you from 1590: Infanta Catalina Micaela (almost surely), painted by Sofonisba Anguissola (probably). Surely one of the greatest renaissance portraits.

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Magnificent portrait of a woman, 1620, by Artemisia Gentileschi. She was born on this day in 1593.

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Can you believe it's just oil paint on flat panels? Almost miraculous. Annunciation as trompe l'oeil sculpture by Jan van Eyck, d. OTD 1441.

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Asparagus and red currants in 1703, by Adriaen Coorte.

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Magnificent portrait of a woman, 1620, by Artemisia Gentileschi.

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Supercat, diving boldly through the window to intervene in the pantry melee. By Paul de Vos, 1630s.

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Unknown woman, as fresh as if she'd been painted yesterday: the pin (the pin!), the folds, but mostly the eyes. Rogier van der Weyden, 1440.

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Albrecht Dürer's study of a little owl from 1508. Inescapably cute!

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Two women dance by the ocean on a summer's night in 1890. A wonderful scene by Winslow Homer, whose day was today.

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Portrait of a woman, 1435. Don't know what I love more: the eyes, the subtlety of the purple robe, the incredible headscarf (the layers! the folds!) or the pins. The pins! Robert Campin, you did well.

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Albrecht Dürer's study of a little owl from 1508. Inescapably cute! Today was Dürer’s day.

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The almost sacred perfection of a bunch of asparagus, 1697, by Adriaen Coorte.

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Almost geometrically perfect: portrait of a lady with her lapdog, in 1537, painted by Agnolo Bronzino of Florence. He was born on this day in 1503.

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Strawberries, 1696. A little miracle of simplicity, for Adriaen Coorte's day.

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Pristine gooseberries on a ledge, 1701, by Adriaen Coorte. It’s his day.

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Important bunny, 1587. Has coat of arms! By Hans Hoffmann of Nuremberg, whose day is today.

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Giovanni & Giovanna, swearing a vow (tho probably not of marriage) & painted in 1434 by the incomparable Jan van Eyck. Today is his day.

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Albrecht Dürer's study of a little owl from 1508. Inescapably cute! Dürer was born on this day in 1471.

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Window flares. His face is darkened. Space is odder than you think. Not a simple glass of wine, of course not, it's Vermeer, on his birthday.

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Giovanni & Giovanna, swearing a vow (tho probably not of marriage) & painted in 1434 by the incomparable Jan van Eyck. Today is his day.

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Beautiful picture of an older woman, 1654. Exactly the eyes of gentle old age. By Michael Sweerts of Brussels, whose day is today.

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Madonna lactans w/ eerie red & blue cherubim. Hyper-real yet utterly unreal. Right wing of the Melun diptych, 1450, by Jean Fouquet.

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The almost sacred perfection of a bunch of asparagus, 1697, by Adriaen Coorte. It’s his day today.

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Timoclea of Thebes throws man who raped her down a well. She next hurled in heavy stones until he was dead. Painted in 1659 by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna, who had a thing for violent heroines.

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Woman at the window of a bare, clean house. Who is outside? Child, ghost, spirit? Friendly, frightening? You say. By Jacob Vrel, whose day is today.

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Born on this day in 1632, in Delft, the incomparable painter Johannes Vermeer. What he can do here with the color blue! It's miraculous. Mysteries of that window are infinite.

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Born on this day in 1623, in Bruges, Pieter Janssens Elinga. Painter of clean, still rooms and sometimes still lifes. Here, 3 human players fixed amid intense geometry of walls, windows, floor, & light.

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Robert Cheseman, chief falconer to Henry VIII, in 1533. Painted with his falcon by Hans Holbein, whose day has been today. Such a great portrait.

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Strawberries, 1696. A little miracle of simplicity, for Adriaen Coorte's day.

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Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan in 1505, subtly assuring you that he is stern & distant, yet fair & maybe has sense of humor. True masterpiece of renaissance portraiture by Giovanni Bellini, whose day is today.

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Today is the feast day of Mary Magdalene. Here, from 1472, one of Carlo Crivelli's wonderful paintings of her, with that signature side-eye. Love!

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Portrait of a young lady; beautiful and elegant later work (c. 1560) by Catharina van Hemessen of Antwerp, whose day is today.

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View of Delft, 1661. Sunlight splashes through soft clouds onto weathered hardness of brick & stone. Breathtaking. Vermeer, whose birthday was today.

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For Vermeer's birthday, a little street in Delft. I always wonder what those two children on the stoop were up to back in 1658.

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Woman at the window of a bare, clean house. Who is outside? Child, ghost, spirit? Friendly, frightening? You say. By Jacob Vrel, whose day was today.

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Mary Magdalene. Not penitent. Just Melancholy. Or just wanted a nap. Painted in the 1620s by Artemisia Gentileschi, whose day was today.

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Door and door and door. A very Dutch moment from Winslow Homer, whose day is today.

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Wild strawberries in wan-li bowl, 1704. By Adriaen Coorte, wonderfully still painter of lifes.

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Portrait of a woman, 1435. Don't know what I love more: the eyes, the subtlety of the purple robe, the incredible headscarf (the layers! the folds!) or the pins. The pins! Robert Campin, you did well.

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I hear it’s time for some superb owls! Here’s one from 1508 by Albrecht Dürer. #SuperBowl

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That perfect silver cup from Simon Luttichuys. Today is for him & his brother Isaack.

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I want these musicians to be performing forever on MY ceiling! And their parrot. And dog! Great painting by Gerrit van Honthorst, born OTD in 1592.

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Born on this day in 1623, in Bruges, Pieter Janssens Elinga. Painter of clean, still rooms and sometimes still lifes. Here, 3 human players fixed amid intense geometry of walls, windows, floor, & light.

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Giovanna Tornabuoni, perfect in profile in 1488, as painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio. Today is his day.

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Died (alas!) on this day. Today. Fernando Botero of Colombia. Here, his take on Van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait, 1997.

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Beautiful picture of an older woman, 1654. Exactly the eyes of gentle old age. By Michael Sweerts, whose day has been today.

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Amazing triple profile portrait. Who are they? Why all together, staring at something we cannot see? By Lucas d'Heere.

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Born on this day in 1471, the incomparable Albrecht Durer. Just a complete dandy in his 1498 self portrait. I mean, the cap! The braided strap! And the gloves!! Not to mention the long curly locks.

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Robert Cheseman, chief falconer to Henry VIII, in 1533. Painted with his falcon by Hans Holbein, whose day was today. Such a great portrait.

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A study in perfect balance: lemon, glass, box. Most carefully arranged by Sebastian Stosskopf, who was born on this day in 1593.

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Sunlight falls through windows, adding to the geometric pattern on floor. A woman is playing music. And a man listens from the shadowed bed. Painted by Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.

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Important bunny, 1587. Has coat of arms! By Hans Hoffmann of Nuremberg, whose day is today.

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A study in perfect balance: lemon, glass, box. Most carefully arranged by Sebastian Stosskopf, who was born on this day in 1593.

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2/2 Global early modern: Curaçao oranges in a Chinese bowl, 1634, by Louise Moillon of Paris. Today has been her day.

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Incomparably fantastic portrait of a pensive, slightly melancholy man in the 1430s by Robert Campin, whose day was today.

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Young Florentine gentleman keeps his cool even as the stone face on his table sags in despair. And perhaps his hat ornaments suggest a lively mind By Agnolo Bronzino, who was born on this day in 1503.

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Unknown woman, as fresh as if she'd been painted yesterday: the pin (the pin!), the folds, but mostly the eyes, because it's by Rogier van der Weyden, 1440. Today is his day.

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Portrait of a young lady; beautiful and elegant later work (c. 1560) by Catharina van Hemessen of Antwerp, whose day is today.

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1 year

Pristine gooseberries on a ledge, 1701, by Adriaen Coorte. It’s his day.

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The almost sacred perfection of a bunch of asparagus, 1697, by Adriaen Coorte. It’s his day today.

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Perfect beauty in 1480 by Sandro Botticelli, possibly modeled on/inspired by the famously gorgeous Simonetta Vespucci. Today has been Botticelli's day.

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Fine stag beetle is here to investigate the figs in this study by Giovanna Garzoni. It's her day today.

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Looking right at you from 17th-century Bruges: a young girl, painted by Jacob van Oost. Today was his day.

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Annunciation. So clean and clear, as Giovanni Bellini is wont to be. Today is his day.

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Important bunny, 1587. Has coat of arms! By Hans Hoffmann of Nuremberg.

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Bianca degli Utili Maselli surrounded by her five sons, one daughter, slightly dazed dog, & bird. Fantastic study in family resemblance & textile complementarity by Lavinia Fontana of Bologna.

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Born on this day in 1593, in Rome, Artemisia Gentileschi. One of the great painters of Baroque Italy. Endured shit and painted about it. Here, herself as a martyr, Saint Catherine, 1616.

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Madonna lactans with eerie red & blue cherubim. Hyper-real yet utterly unreal. Right wing of the Melun diptych, 1450, by Jean Fouquet. It's his day.

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Most breakable still life ever. By Sebastian Stosskopff, who was born OTD in 1597.

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Portrait of a woman, 1435. Don't know what I love more: the eyes, the subtlety of the purple robe, the incredible headscarf (the layers! the folds!) or the pins. The pins! Robert Campin, you did well. And it’s your day.

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Both a dog and a cat have spotted you from inside Samuel van Hoogstraten's amazing View Down a Corridor, 1662. Not to mention the parrot in its cage! But the people are oblivious.

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Elegant couple at a goldsmith’s shop for a ring, in 1449. But what about those 2 men in the mirror? And what is luring us? Wonderful wares, wonderful painting, Petrus Christus.

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Drowsy dog, 1650, by Gerrit Dou. Today was his day.

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Born on this day in 1471, the incomparable Albrecht Durer. Just a complete dandy in his 1498 self portrait. I mean, the cap! The braided strap! And the gloves!! Not to mention the long curly locks.

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Today is the feast day of Mary Magdalene. Here, from 1472, one of Carlo Crivelli's wonderful paintings of her, with that signature side-eye. A+

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Johannes Vermeer, born OTD 1632: The Art of Painting. Almost the only 17th-c. Dutch painting with an original title, and what a painting it is! The model, so calmly poised by the window. The painter, replicating her.

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Cherries and cheese by a beautiful blue pitcher in 1760 by Luis Egidio Melendez. It's his day.

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Unknown woman, as fresh as if she'd been painted yesterday: the pin (the pin!), the folds, but mostly the eyes. Rogier van der Weyden, 1440. Yesterday was, in fact, his day.

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Virgin of the Dry Tree. Tiny, fascinating devotional work by Petrus Christus, whose day was today.

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Breathtaking geometry of peeled orange and book, by Raphaelle Peale. Born on this day 1774.

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Truly spectacular collection of shells, carefully arranged around blood-red coral by 17th-century French painter Jacques Linard in 1640.

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Incomparably fantastic portrait of a pensive, slightly melancholy man in the 1430s by Robert Campin, whose day was today.

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Incredibly evocative work by Samuel van Hoogstraten, born on this day in 1627. A kind of domestic still life. Nothing & everything.

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Most breakable still life ever. By Sebastian Stosskopff, who was born OTD in 1597.

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Born on this day in 1632, in Delft, the incomparable painter Johannes Vermeer. What he can do here with the color blue! It's miraculous. Mysteries of that window are infinite.

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Total cuteness du jour: wild boar piglet in 1578, by Hans Hoffmann. His day was today.

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The unfettered pleasures of Pieter Bruegel's marvelous Children's Games of 1560: an entire town taken over by children at play. Today is Bruegel's day.

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