Allison MacDuffee

2/2 A simple scene of apple peeling, but why is mum wearing this black gauze covering? Daughter (in her own swell headgear) seems curious, as are we. Gerard ter Borch reveals nothing, and it's his day.

Period photos of Plains Cree leader John Tootoosis and Englishman Archie Belaney, better known as 'Grey Owl.'

John Tootoosis (left) and ‘Grey Owl’ (Archie Belaney) (right). In 1936, John Tootoosis raised money to take the train to Ottawa to ask why the Department of Indian Affairs refused to meet with the League of Saskatchewan Indians. Labeled an agitator and communist, he found the doors slammed shut

Mr. Collins was a catch In some ways.

A vintage Christmas illustration showing two robins dressed as Victorian postmen, wearing navy caps and collars. One robin carries a letter in its beak as they stand on holly branches outside a frosty window. Text below reads “The Christmas Morning Post.”

9 December: In Victorian London, “Robin Dinners” gave roast beef and plum pudding to thousands of poor children from ragged schools. Robins were linked to Christmas giving, inspired by Victorian postmen in red coats called “Robin Redbreast”, seen as cheery messengers of goodwill. #ChristmasCardDay

An oil on canvas landscape painting of a winter scape, with fresh snow covering the ground and lining one side of a road; a calm river with scattered sheets of ice runs to the right side of the road, and more bare trees line the far banks of the river.

Today may be wet rather than snowy, but we’re still celebrating the beginning of December with the beautiful and serene Winter Landscape by Henri S. Jourdain.

With its mirror-like river and fresh snowfall, this work is giving us all of the winter feelings!

#CrawfordArtGallery #WinterWonderland

An artwork with bold, bright colours and geometric patterns depicting the ferris wheel on Grand Parade in Cork City that pops up every holiday season; the piece is slightly abstract, but still clearly shows the ferris wheel as well as the surrounding buildings, street, and scene.

Rosaleen Moore, artist of Ferris Wheel, concentrates as she uses a small paintbrush to work on one of her pieces; Rosaleen is a member of Crawford Supported Studios.

Today is #InternationalDayOfPeopleWithDisabilities and we’re celebrating by sharing Ferris Wheel by Rosaleen Moore, a work depicting a familiar scene on Grand Parade at Christmas time. Rosaleen is a member of Crawford Supported Studios., a sustained creative environment that centres disabled people.

An oil on canvas painting showing an abstract depiction of the Burren, done mostly in whites and greys to represent the slabs of limeston and with deep blacks to represent the fissures in the rock the Burren terrain is famous for.

We’re continuing our winter theme with Burren Land by Anne Madden. This abstract landscape captures the stark limestone and deep fissures of the Burren. An early work, it reflects Madden’s experiments with Abstract Expressionism and poured paint.

#CrawfordArtGallery #winter #wintermood

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A little girl in a red kerchief looks cold, as she holds a wicker basket in a snowy street.

Augustus Mulready, The Little Street Vendor, 1884. In Bonhams auction. This wins the Internet today.
www.bonhams.com/auction/3101...

The Heraldic Art designs of the Confederation of German States....

Could take years...
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Found April 1921, 14 feet below the surface at London Bridge. Gold ring, early 17th century. "A freinds guift" and "R. H." (British Museum)

Portrait of a Young Girl
Daniel Mytens, c. 1610 (National Trust Images)

A beautiful white lily [Lilium candidum],
Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610. (Rijksmuseum) #SicutLilium

8 Dec 1644: A special national fast called #otd in the wake of Pride's Purge. (BM)

The view, with little trees... fruit trees?... is delightful.

It is distressing. Sometimes, in these cases of major damage to valuable books, libraries worldwide may offer to donate items (e.g., duplicates). I expect the bindings may be unique, however.

"Mary’s Immaculate Conception – without original sin – was celebrated in Naples as early as the 11th century but only acquired dogmatic status in 1854. The iconography dictated by Spanish painter Francisco Pacheco – a girl in a white gown with a blue mantle, her hands joined in prayer over her breast – became the official and hugely popular image of the Immaculate Conception following the Council of Trent, particularly in Spain and Naples. Cavallino himself tackled the theme on numerous occasions." https://pinacotecabrera.org/en/collezioni/collezione-on-line/the-virgin-immaculate/

Bernardo Cavallino, Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, 1647, 165 x 115 cm, Oil on canvas (Pinacoteca di Brera)

Childe Hassam, American (1859-1935), Girl in a Doorway, 1883, watercolor

A quick visit to the Angel and Royal while in Grantham. A place I know a bit more about now, thanks to @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social

Important notice: AI-generated archival references

I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
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Norway | CBC Gem

I'm always interested in finding out what international content is on CBC Gem - and just discovered you can find hidden country categories by typing gem.cbc.ca/category/country into your browser.
gem.cbc.ca/category/nor...

Presentations I offer online and in-person presentations. I am available to speak at libraries, schools, bookstores, etc., anywhere in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). My presentations are all roughly one hour in…

Looking to book a speaker?

I offer talks in the Greater Toronto Area based on my non-fiction books about wrongful convictions, bank robbers, scams + a WW1 war crime involving a Canadian hospital ship.

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Good morning! This week's theme is Winter ❄️
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'London Snow', Warwick Square (1955) by Iain Macnab

(Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art)

This one is a banger.

Dublin’s Docklands this morning

SSNCI stands for: The Society for the Study of Nineteenth-century Ireland. And your abstract is due Feb 1, 2026, folks!

East London Group | Explore and Discover Art Today Explore the history, artwork, and exhibits of the East London Group, including artist biographies, prints, and books. Discover more about this historic art collective today.

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Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace, London

Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace, London
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/15043

2/2 Gesina ter Borch, dressed as a farm-woman & looking as if the paper she holds brought disquieting news. By her brother Gerard ter Borch.

Speaking Latin.