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Pelican Portrait of Elizabeth I, 1575. So-called after her pelican jewel, which signified that she sacrificed herself for her people. One of the few full-scale portraits attributed to Nicholas Hilliard, whose day is today.
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Pelican Portrait of Elizabeth I, 1575. So-called after her pelican jewel, which signified that she sacrificed herself for her people. One of the few full-scale portraits attributed to Nicholas Hilliard, whose day is today.
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The orange beast is certainly making his presence felt in the world.
BnF Français 958; Frère Laurent d'Orléans, Le Livre des vices et des vertus ou Somme le Roi; 1464; France (Bretagne); f.6v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF Français 958; Frère Laurent d'Orléans, Le Livre des vices et des vertus ou Somme le Roi; 1464; France (Bretagne); f.6v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The orange beast is certainly making his presence felt in the world.
BnF Français 958; Frère Laurent d'Orléans, Le Livre des vices et des vertus ou Somme le Roi; 1464; France (Bretagne); f.6v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF Français 958; Frère Laurent d'Orléans, Le Livre des vices et des vertus ou Somme le Roi; 1464; France (Bretagne); f.6v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
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6th January is the feast of the Epiphany
#Epiphany
BL Add MS 49598; 963 CE-984 CE; The Benedictional of St Æthelwold; England, S.; f.24v
#Epiphany
BL Add MS 49598; 963 CE-984 CE; The Benedictional of St Æthelwold; England, S.; f.24v
January 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
6th January is the feast of the Epiphany
#Epiphany
BL Add MS 49598; 963 CE-984 CE; The Benedictional of St Æthelwold; England, S.; f.24v
#Epiphany
BL Add MS 49598; 963 CE-984 CE; The Benedictional of St Æthelwold; England, S.; f.24v
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Let those would be kings and emperors remember the Wheel of Fortune is the ruler of all.
BL Royal 20 C IV; Giovanni Boccaccio, De casibus virorum illustrium translated into French by Laurent de Premierfait (Des Cas des nobles hommes et femmes) 15th c; France; f.1r
BL Royal 20 C IV; Giovanni Boccaccio, De casibus virorum illustrium translated into French by Laurent de Premierfait (Des Cas des nobles hommes et femmes) 15th c; France; f.1r
January 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Let those would be kings and emperors remember the Wheel of Fortune is the ruler of all.
BL Royal 20 C IV; Giovanni Boccaccio, De casibus virorum illustrium translated into French by Laurent de Premierfait (Des Cas des nobles hommes et femmes) 15th c; France; f.1r
BL Royal 20 C IV; Giovanni Boccaccio, De casibus virorum illustrium translated into French by Laurent de Premierfait (Des Cas des nobles hommes et femmes) 15th c; France; f.1r
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Eva Schloss, an Auschwitz survivor who dedicated her life to speaking out against prejudice and to preserving the legacy of her stepsister, Anne Frank, died on Saturday in London at 96. trib.al/NZEPlL6
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Eva Schloss, an Auschwitz survivor who dedicated her life to speaking out against prejudice and to preserving the legacy of her stepsister, Anne Frank, died on Saturday in London at 96. trib.al/NZEPlL6
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El Greco lines up Renaissance art's superstars: Titian, Michelangelo, Giulio Clovio, and Raphael. We don't usually hear as much about the great miniaturist Clovio, but today is his day!
January 5, 2026 at 9:27 PM
El Greco lines up Renaissance art's superstars: Titian, Michelangelo, Giulio Clovio, and Raphael. We don't usually hear as much about the great miniaturist Clovio, but today is his day!
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2/2 In Rome, Pieter Bruegel collaborated on a (lost) Tower of Babel w/ miniaturist Giulio Clovio. Back in Antwerp 10 years later, he painted his own version.
January 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
2/2 In Rome, Pieter Bruegel collaborated on a (lost) Tower of Babel w/ miniaturist Giulio Clovio. Back in Antwerp 10 years later, he painted his own version.
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Giulio Clovio painted the Tower of Babel several times, once in collaboration w/ the great Pieter Bruegel. That work is alas lost. Here is Clovio painting Babel in the Farnese Hours.
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Giulio Clovio painted the Tower of Babel several times, once in collaboration w/ the great Pieter Bruegel. That work is alas lost. Here is Clovio painting Babel in the Farnese Hours.
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2/2 A very well-accessorized Minerva drawn by Giulio Clovio.
January 6, 2026 at 12:37 AM
2/2 A very well-accessorized Minerva drawn by Giulio Clovio.
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Portrait of a girl. By Giulio Clovio, miniaturist, who died (Alas!) on this day in 1578.
January 5, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Portrait of a girl. By Giulio Clovio, miniaturist, who died (Alas!) on this day in 1578.
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Your boy is so lovely, Mary. But my John, well, we have issues. Holy Family as imagined by Giulio Clovio, whose day is today.
January 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Your boy is so lovely, Mary. But my John, well, we have issues. Holy Family as imagined by Giulio Clovio, whose day is today.
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In Torah Portion Shemot (שְׁמוֹת ) the divine name is revealed to Moses.
#ParashahPictures
BL King's 1; the 'King's Bible'; Spain, N. E.(Solsona); 14th century (with later additions); f.2r
#ParashahPictures
BL King's 1; the 'King's Bible'; Spain, N. E.(Solsona); 14th century (with later additions); f.2r
January 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
In Torah Portion Shemot (שְׁמוֹת ) the divine name is revealed to Moses.
#ParashahPictures
BL King's 1; the 'King's Bible'; Spain, N. E.(Solsona); 14th century (with later additions); f.2r
#ParashahPictures
BL King's 1; the 'King's Bible'; Spain, N. E.(Solsona); 14th century (with later additions); f.2r
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Social life on a frozen Dutch river during the “little ice age.” As temperatures rose, painter Adam van Breen packed up & moved to Oslo where it still froze! Today is his day.
January 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Social life on a frozen Dutch river during the “little ice age.” As temperatures rose, painter Adam van Breen packed up & moved to Oslo where it still froze! Today is his day.
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Forgot to tell you that it’s gluten-free!🤦🏻♀️
Should you still have quite a few clementines about the place, you might be particularly interested in #RecipeOfTheDay, even if you did make (as I did) this Clementine Cake over Christmas. Its bright sunniness is just what’s needed now, I rather feel! www.nigella.com/recipes/clem...
Clementine Cake
This, an adaption of Claudia Roden's magnificent orange and almond cake, is a wonderfully damp, dense and aromatic flourless cake: it tastes like one of those sponges you drench, while cooling, with s...
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January 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Forgot to tell you that it’s gluten-free!🤦🏻♀️
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Baby J tries to protect his toy cross from annoying cousin, while angel plays a little light music. Adoration, 1500, by Piero di Cosimo whose day is today.
January 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Baby J tries to protect his toy cross from annoying cousin, while angel plays a little light music. Adoration, 1500, by Piero di Cosimo whose day is today.
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"It would be pleasant, son of my god,
in wondrous journeys
to go, over the wave, like a well of deluge,
to Ireland.
To Mag nÉolairg, past Benevenagh,
across Lough Foyle,
where I might hear musical harmony
from the swans."
(Middle Irish, ascribed to Colum Cille; @ria.ie 23 N 10 p. 91)
in wondrous journeys
to go, over the wave, like a well of deluge,
to Ireland.
To Mag nÉolairg, past Benevenagh,
across Lough Foyle,
where I might hear musical harmony
from the swans."
(Middle Irish, ascribed to Colum Cille; @ria.ie 23 N 10 p. 91)
January 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
"It would be pleasant, son of my god,
in wondrous journeys
to go, over the wave, like a well of deluge,
to Ireland.
To Mag nÉolairg, past Benevenagh,
across Lough Foyle,
where I might hear musical harmony
from the swans."
(Middle Irish, ascribed to Colum Cille; @ria.ie 23 N 10 p. 91)
in wondrous journeys
to go, over the wave, like a well of deluge,
to Ireland.
To Mag nÉolairg, past Benevenagh,
across Lough Foyle,
where I might hear musical harmony
from the swans."
(Middle Irish, ascribed to Colum Cille; @ria.ie 23 N 10 p. 91)
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Exquisite initial 'E'
BnF MS Latin NAL 2176 (II); Lectionary for the various feasts of the year starting with Christmas, for the use of the Abbey of Silos; 11th century; f.496r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Latin NAL 2176 (II); Lectionary for the various feasts of the year starting with Christmas, for the use of the Abbey of Silos; 11th century; f.496r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Exquisite initial 'E'
BnF MS Latin NAL 2176 (II); Lectionary for the various feasts of the year starting with Christmas, for the use of the Abbey of Silos; 11th century; f.496r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Latin NAL 2176 (II); Lectionary for the various feasts of the year starting with Christmas, for the use of the Abbey of Silos; 11th century; f.496r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
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Quite an initial 'P' with interlace
BnF MS Latin NAL 2176 (II); Lectionary for the various feasts of the year starting with Christmas, for the use of the Abbey of Silos; 11th century; f.527r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Latin NAL 2176 (II); Lectionary for the various feasts of the year starting with Christmas, for the use of the Abbey of Silos; 11th century; f.527r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Quite an initial 'P' with interlace
BnF MS Latin NAL 2176 (II); Lectionary for the various feasts of the year starting with Christmas, for the use of the Abbey of Silos; 11th century; f.527r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Latin NAL 2176 (II); Lectionary for the various feasts of the year starting with Christmas, for the use of the Abbey of Silos; 11th century; f.527r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
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Pointing angels 👉👈
BL Add MS 11695; The 'Silos Apocalypse'; 1091-1109 CE; Spain, N; ff.52v, 59r, 63v, 77r
BL Add MS 11695; The 'Silos Apocalypse'; 1091-1109 CE; Spain, N; ff.52v, 59r, 63v, 77r
January 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Pointing angels 👉👈
BL Add MS 11695; The 'Silos Apocalypse'; 1091-1109 CE; Spain, N; ff.52v, 59r, 63v, 77r
BL Add MS 11695; The 'Silos Apocalypse'; 1091-1109 CE; Spain, N; ff.52v, 59r, 63v, 77r
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Self portrait, 1588: the artist's right hand, burned & deformed when he was a child, but fine for holding burin or brush. Drawn in the manner of an engraving by the amazing Hendrick Goltzius, whose day is today.
January 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Self portrait, 1588: the artist's right hand, burned & deformed when he was a child, but fine for holding burin or brush. Drawn in the manner of an engraving by the amazing Hendrick Goltzius, whose day is today.
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"Farewell to a roller-coaster year jammed with a decade's worth of events, few of them good. Strap in — things may get worse before they get better," columnist Neil Steinberg writes.
Buh-bye 2025, don't let the door hit you on the way out
chicago.suntimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"Farewell to a roller-coaster year jammed with a decade's worth of events, few of them good. Strap in — things may get worse before they get better," columnist Neil Steinberg writes.
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And just a day after Trump’s oligarch-padded inauguration, the soft-spoken Episcopalian minister quietly and thoughtfully delivered a message of tolerance.
Her audience: the president, the vice president, and a congregation of government officials and GOP notables.
Her audience: the president, the vice president, and a congregation of government officials and GOP notables.
Hero: Bishop Mariann Budde
Without raising her voice or insulting the president, she preached the Gospel. So, naturally, Trump lost it.
www.motherjones.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
And just a day after Trump’s oligarch-padded inauguration, the soft-spoken Episcopalian minister quietly and thoughtfully delivered a message of tolerance.
Her audience: the president, the vice president, and a congregation of government officials and GOP notables.
Her audience: the president, the vice president, and a congregation of government officials and GOP notables.
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As 2026 approaches a happy new year's toast to you all with this marvellous 4th century Roman cage-cup, which bears an inscription, a toast that reads:
BIBE MULTIS ANNIS - Drink for many years!
Cheers and here's to a far better year in 2026! 🥂
#NewYear2026 🍀
BIBE MULTIS ANNIS - Drink for many years!
Cheers and here's to a far better year in 2026! 🥂
#NewYear2026 🍀
December 31, 2025 at 7:21 AM
As 2026 approaches a happy new year's toast to you all with this marvellous 4th century Roman cage-cup, which bears an inscription, a toast that reads:
BIBE MULTIS ANNIS - Drink for many years!
Cheers and here's to a far better year in 2026! 🥂
#NewYear2026 🍀
BIBE MULTIS ANNIS - Drink for many years!
Cheers and here's to a far better year in 2026! 🥂
#NewYear2026 🍀
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I admire the Dutch for many reasons, one of which is that they celebrate the New Year with doughnuts. I’ve taken a leaf out of their book, and so Oliebollen, the doughnuts in question, are #RecipeOfTheDay.
And Happy New Year! www.nigella.com/recipes/new-...
And Happy New Year! www.nigella.com/recipes/new-...
New Year Doughnuts - Oliebollen
You can’t set foot in the Netherlands in the festive period without encountering these Dutch doughnuts, even though it’s on New Year’s Eve that they are most traditionally eaten; indeed, it’s said tha...
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December 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I admire the Dutch for many reasons, one of which is that they celebrate the New Year with doughnuts. I’ve taken a leaf out of their book, and so Oliebollen, the doughnuts in question, are #RecipeOfTheDay.
And Happy New Year! www.nigella.com/recipes/new-...
And Happy New Year! www.nigella.com/recipes/new-...
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Today's artist without a (known) birthday: Clara Peeters of Antwerp & Amsterdam. Here in 1618 w/ collection of luxury goods, reminding us that they'd be vain & fleeting (if she hadn't painted them).
December 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Today's artist without a (known) birthday: Clara Peeters of Antwerp & Amsterdam. Here in 1618 w/ collection of luxury goods, reminding us that they'd be vain & fleeting (if she hadn't painted them).