Tag Archives: 17th Century

19th Century: Fake

Posted on November 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Originally believed to be a contemporaneous portrait of Edward VI of England (1537-53), this painting was revealed to be a fake when X-rays showed the image of an anonymous Dutch girl hiding behind the boy king. Her clothing suggests … Continue reading →

1672: The Golden Bend in the Herengracht

Posted on November 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde: View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht (1671-72)

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17th Century: The Favorite Sounds of Finn

Posted on October 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Binn sin, a luin Doire an Chairn! ní chuala mé i n-aird san bhith ceól ba binne ná do cheól agus tú fá bhun do nid. Aoincheól is binne fán mbith,— mairg nách éisteann ris go fóil, a mhic Arphluinn … Continue reading →

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1649: Descartes’s Wooden Daughter

Posted on October 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

When Descartes resided in Holland, with great labour and industry he made a female Automaton—which occasioned some wicked wits to publish that he had an illegitimate daughter, named Franchine—to prove demonstratively that beasts have no souls, and that they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 17th Century, 18th Century, Automata, Children, Fathers, France, Julien La Mettrie, Miniatures, Netherlands, Philosophy, René Descartes | Leave a comment

1625: More Crows

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Screen by an anonymous artist; Japan, c. 1625-50.

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1618: Helmet

Posted on October 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Nagasone Tojiro Mitsumasa: Helmet in the form of a sea conch shell (1618) (source)

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17th Century: Manual

Posted on October 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Tantric Hindu Ritual Manual: Nepal, 17th Century (source)

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1865: The Master Is Dead, the Master Is Dead

Posted on October 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

A North German custom and superstition is, that if the master of the house dies, a person must go to the Beehive, knock, and repeat these words: “The master is dead, the master is dead,” else the Bees will fly … Continue reading →

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1607: Book of Kings

Posted on September 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

Muhammad ibn Mulla mir al-Husaini al-Ustadi: Illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Abu’l Qasim Firdausi (1605–7)

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1665: Fleas

Posted on September 28, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gerard ter Borch: Boy Ridding his Dog of Fleas (1665)

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