1601 The Calling of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio

#art
#17thCentury
#painting
#100Paintings

One of Scotland’s greatest travellers, William Lithgow – AKA “Lugless Will” – walked some 36,000 miles across Scotland, England, Ireland, much of Europe, North Africa & the Middle East. He endured many hardships, including being tortured by the Spanish Inquisition (although one band of Italian robbers took pity on him & actually gave him money). His ears, however, he lost at home, following an ill-advised romance…

https://scolarcardiff.wordpress.com/2023/12/15/the-painful-peregrinations-of-lugless-will-lithgow-a-17th-century-scottish-traveller/

There is a partial #solareclipse today (UK, Europe, northwest Africa, northeastern North America, Iceland, and Greenland). Did you know that Alice Thornton witnessed a full eclipse in 1652 and later wrote about it?
https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2022-10-25-black-monday-solar-eclipse-1652/
#EarlyModern @earlymodern @histodons @histodon @litodons #17thcentury

The Concert, Group of Musicians Rehearsing 1623 Gerrit van Honthorst⁣
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#17thCentury, #Caravaggio, #Caravaggisti, #Dutch, #GerritVanHonthorst, #Musicians, #Netherlands⁣
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Vintage ◦ Classic ◦ Historical | Art ◦ Design ◦ Inspiration | Restored ◦ Enhanced ◦ Remixed⁣
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An Afternoon with Esther Inglis (c.1571–1624)
26 April, Edinburgh
Free, ticketed

An afternoon exploring calligrapher Esther Inglis, with live Renaissance music, spoken word poetry & discussion with author Sara Sheridan & historians Jamie Reid-Baxter & Anna-Nadine Pike

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-afternoon-with-esther-inglis-c-1571-1624-tickets-1268438827679

Beyond the Book: An Exhibition of Esther Inglis’s Manuscripts
26 March, University of Edinburgh

This exhibition highlights the artistry of one of Scotland’s most influential calligraphers. Featuring 16th- & 17th-century manuscripts, it explores Inglis’s work within its broader cultural context. Enjoy engaging talks, an up-close look at the manuscripts, & refreshments.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-the-book-an-exhibition-of-esther-ingliss-manuscripts-tickets-1257929203109

Your daily dose of dutch art by Rembrandt van Rijn

A scholar in his study

Medium: etching - material: paper
Dimensions: height 208mm, width 158mm

Happy #ValentinesDay! In the #17thcentury Alice Thornton often referred to her husband as 'dearest heart' and sometimes with the symbol .

See our blog post: https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2023-02-13-AliceThorntonsHeart-Blog/

@exploreyourarchive #EYALove

@earlymodern @histodons @histodon @litodons

30 Jan. 1648 #otd King Charles I was beheaded in London. A contemporary, Alice Thornton, wrote: 'cruelly murdered by the hands of blasphemous rebels… Let his admirable book speak his Eternal Glory and praise, the best of kings … that ever this Earth had' (Bk 1). For more on this book, Eikon Basilike, see Suzanne Trill's new blog post: https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2025-01-29-Eikon-Basilike-Blog/
@earlymodern @histodons @bookhistodons @litstudies #17thcentury

Woke Shakespeare: Rethinking Shakespeare for a New Era
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DQYB2TS5
#drama
#theatre
#Shakespeare
#performance
#adaptation
#appropriation
#historicism
#empire
#culture
#materialism
#TeamEnglish
#earlymodern
#16thcentury #17thcentury
#renaissance
#bardolatry
#postcolonial
#woke
#socialjustice
#ecocriticism
#theory
#queer

In 1669 the diarist Samuel Pepys kissed the corpse of Catherine of Valois, who was married to King Henry V and who had died in 1437:

"On Shrove Tuesday 1669, I to the Abbey went, and by favour did see the body of Queen Catherine of Valois, and had the upper part of the body in my hands, and I did kiss her mouth, reflecting upon it I did kiss a Queen: and this my birthday and I thirty-six years old and I did kiss a Queen."

— Samuel Pepys

Catherine's remains were not properly re-interred until the reign of Queen Victoria.

"You and I are Earth," 1661. The plate, discovered in a London sewer, is made of tin-glazed earthenware. It is now part of the Museum of London's collection.⁣
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#tinware #museumoflondon #17thcentury #delftware #youandiareearth #londonhistory #greatplague #greatfireoflondon #sewerfind #historicalceramics

Your daily dose of dutch art by Rembrandt van Rijn

Self-portrait in a cap and dark cloak: bust

Medium: etching - material: paper
Dimensions: height 66mm, width 60mm

Shakespeare, Kings, and Commoners All Loved These Hit English Ballads
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/english-folk-music-shakespeare-ballads #music #17thCentury #hits

Looking at #17thcentury editions of the Accomplish'd Lady's Delight and found one fronted with a couple pages' worth what appears to be a text on code/cyphers and what I take to be sign language diagrams?

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Accomplish_d_Lady_s_Delight_in_Prese/wflmAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1

A lot of people might think having an office in a 17th-century historic building is cool, but let me tell you: when it is hot outside, it is SUFFOCATING , and when it is cold outside (like today), it is bleedin’ FREEZING . Feels like I should have fingerless gloves, a battered top hat, and a quill. #Scrooge #Cold #HistoricBuilding #17thCentury #Ireland #Mastodaoine

Something easy on the ear for #Sunday. I was a serious classical guitarist in the 80s but eventually left that world. I do revisit it on occasion, though my chops aren’t what they were.

Here’s a lovely early #17thcentury century #lute duet by #WilliamLawes I recorded on #guitar a few months ago. The photos are of #EgnerChapel at #Muhlenberg College, where I performed many times as an undergrad.

youtu.be/b0XBQpGxLXw