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The Painting of the Day | 199

Princesses Elise and Fanny From and To Liechtenstein by Josef Kriehuber.

Year: 1835
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Movement: Biedermeier
Dimensions: 35.7 cm x 26.4 cm
Location: Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna, Austria

#ThePainting
December 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The Painting of the Day | 198

Dulle Griet (Mad Meg) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

Year: 1564
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Northern Renaissance
Dimensions: 117.4 cm x 162 cm
Location: Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp, Belgium

#ThePainting
December 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
On This Day | 25 December

On this day, in 2007, a Siberian tiger named Tatania escaped her exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo and attacked three people, killed one and injured two more.

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December 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Painting of the Day | 197

The Burning Giraffe by Salvador Dalí.

Year: 1937
Medium: Oil on panel
Movement: Surrealism
Dimensions: 35 cm x 27 cm
Location: Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland

#ThePainting
December 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
On This Day | 24 December

On this day, in 1818, the first performance of “Silent Night” took place in the Nikolauskirchein Oberndorf, Austria.

#OnThisDay
December 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The Painting of the Day | 196

Golconda by René Magritte.

Year: 1953
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Surrealism
Dimensions: 100 cm x 81 cm
Location: Menil Collection, Houston, TX, USA

#ThePainting
December 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
On This Day | 23 December

On this day, in 1893, the opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck was performed for first time.

#OnThisDay
December 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Painting of the Day | 195

Madonna by Edvard Munch.

Year: 1894-1895
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Expressionism
Dimensions: 90 cm x 68.5 cm
Location: Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway

#OnThisDay
December 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
On This Day | 19 December

On this day, in 1783, William Pitt the Younger became the youngest Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at 24.

#OnThisDay
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The Painting of the Day | 194

The Menin Road by Paul Nash.

Year: 1919
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Cubism, Expressionism
Dimensions: 182.8 cm x 317.5 cm
Location: Imperial War Museum, London, UK

#ThePainting
December 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
On This Day | 16 December

On this day, in 1905, in Rugby Union, the “Match of the Century” was played between Wales and New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park.

#OnThisDay
December 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The Painting of the Day | 192

Summer Evening on Skagen’s Beach by Peder Severin Kroyer.

Year: 1899
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Realism, Danish Golden Age
Dimensions: 135 cm x 187 cm
Location: Hirscgsprung Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark

#ThePainting
December 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
On This Day | 15 December

On this day, in 1960, Richard Pavlick was arrested for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy.

#OnThisDay
December 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The Painting of the Day | 191

The Last Drop by Judith Leyster.

Year: c. 1629
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Baroque
Dimensions: 89 cm x 73.7 cm
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA

#ThePainting
December 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On This Day | 14 December

On this day, in 1903, the Wright brothers made their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

#OnThisDay
December 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The Painting of the Day | 190

The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

Year: 1563
Medium: Oil on panel
Movement: Northern Renaissance
Dimensions: 114 cm x 155 cm
Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

#ThePainting
December 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The Painting of the Day | 189

Judith and her Maidservant by Artemisia Gentileschi.

Year: 1613-1614
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Tenebrism, Baroque
Dimensions: 114 cm x 93.5 cm
Location: Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy

#ThePainting
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Painting of the Day | 188

Tower Mill at Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands by Jacob van Ruisdael.

Year: 1670
Medium: Baroque, Dutch Golden Age
Movement: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 101 cm x 83 cm
Location: Rijkmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

#ThePainting
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
On This Day | 11 December

On this day, in 1978, the Lufthansa heist was comitted by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.

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December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
On This Day | 10 December

On this day, in 1901, the first Nobel Prize ceremony was held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death.

#OnThisDay #Nobel
December 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The Painting of the Day | 187

Jacob’s Dream by Jusepe de Ribera.

Original Title: El Sueño de Jacob
Year: 1639
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Baroque, Tenebrism
Dimensions: 179 cm x 233 cm
Location: Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain

#ThePainting
December 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
On This Day | 9 December

On this day, in 1922, Gabriel Narutowicz was elected the first president of Poland.

#OnThisDay
December 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The Painting of the Day | 186

Woman with basket of beans in the kitchen garden by Pieter de Hooch.

Year: c. 1651
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Baroque
Dimensions: 69.5 cm x 59 cm
Location: Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland

#ThePainting
December 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
On This Day | 8 December

On this day, in 1980, John Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman outside The Dakota, his residence in Manhattan, New York City.

#OnThisDay #JohnLennon
December 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The Painting of the Day | 185

Golden Gate by Charles Sheeler.

Year: 1955
Medium: Oil on canvas
Movement: Precisionism
Dimensions: 63.5 cm x 86.4 cm
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA

#ThePainting
December 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM