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May 5
A Young Princess (Dorothea of Denmark) [1530] by Mabuse

A Young Princess (Dorothea of Denmark) [1530] by Mabuse

Posted 2 weeks ago

Art, 16th century,

Apr 28
Japanese, 16-17th century

Japanese, 16-17th century

Posted 3 weeks ago

1 note

History, Japan, 16th century, 17th century,

Apr 16
Muse with Tambourine [1560-1] by Paolo Veronese. From a fresco at Villa Barbaro, Maser, Italy

Muse with Tambourine [1560-1] by Paolo Veronese. From a fresco at Villa Barbaro, Maser, Italy

Posted 1 month ago

2 notes

Art, 16th century, Paolo Veronese,

Mar 24
Reading Mary Magdalene [1500-10] by Piero di Cosimo

Reading Mary Magdalene [1500-10] by Piero di Cosimo

Posted 1 month ago

25 notes

Art, 16th century, religion, Piero Di Cosimo,

Mar 23
Yataghan, Turkish, 1525

Yataghan, Turkish, 1525

Posted 2 months ago

9 notes

History, weapons, 16th century,

Feb 20
St. Catherine of Alexandria [1508] by Raffaello Sanzio

St. Catherine of Alexandria [1508] by Raffaello Sanzio

Posted 3 months ago

9 notes

Art, religion, 16th century,

Feb 15
Madonna with Child (Detail) [1500] by Pietro Perugino

Madonna with Child (Detail) [1500] by Pietro Perugino

Posted 3 months ago

2 notes

Art, 16th century, Pietro Perugino, religion,

Feb 14
Italian breastplate designed by Giovanni Paolo Negroli, 1540-5

Italian breastplate designed by Giovanni Paolo Negroli, 1540-5

Posted 3 months ago

14 notes

History, 16th century,

Feb 8
Study sheet with cats, dragons and other animals [1513-5] by Leonardo da Vinci

Study sheet with cats, dragons and other animals [1513-5] by Leonardo da Vinci

Posted 3 months ago

5 notes

art, 16th century, leonardo da vinci, cats,

Feb 4
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France [1571] by François Clouet

Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France [1571] by François Clouet

Posted 3 months ago

6 notes

art, 16th century,

Jan 30
The Damned Soul [1525] by Michelangelo

The Damned Soul [1525] by Michelangelo

Posted 3 months ago

41 notes

art, 16th century, michelangelo,

Jan 20
Mary Magdalene [1500] by Pietro Perugino

Mary Magdalene [1500] by Pietro Perugino

Posted 4 months ago

14 notes

art, 16th century, Pietro Perugino, religion,

Jan 16

So Love’s inflamèd shaft or brand
May kill as soon as Death’s cold hand;
Except Love’s fires the virtue have
To fright the frost out of the grave.

- Though I Am Young and Cannot Tell by Ben Jonson

Posted 4 months ago

2 notes

poetry, 16th century,

Jan 14
Apollo and Daphne (detail) [1622-5] by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Apollo and Daphne (detail) [1622-5] by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Posted 4 months ago

8 notes

art, 16th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, ugh, shut up Bernini, Mythology,

Jan 12
French burgonet, 1550

French burgonet, 1550

Posted 4 months ago

9 notes

history, weapons, 16th century,