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

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

Japanese, 16-17th century

Japanese, 16-17th century

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

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

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

Yataghan, Turkish, 1525

Yataghan, Turkish, 1525

St. Catherine of Alexandria [1508] by Raffaello Sanzio

St. Catherine of Alexandria [1508] by Raffaello Sanzio

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

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

Italian breastplate designed by Giovanni Paolo Negroli, 1540-5

Italian breastplate designed by Giovanni Paolo Negroli, 1540-5

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

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

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

The Damned Soul [1525] by Michelangelo

The Damned Soul [1525] by Michelangelo

Mary Magdalene [1500] by Pietro Perugino

Mary Magdalene [1500] by Pietro Perugino

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

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

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

French burgonet, 1550

French burgonet, 1550