Only For Now

The Adoration of the Christ Child, Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen, 1510, Art Institute of Chicago: European Painting and Sculpture

According to tradition, the birth of Christ took place in a stable constructed in the ruins of King David’s palace in Bethlehem. In Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen’s painting, the garlands and scrollwork of the architecture and the tumbling musical angels demonstrate an exuberant adaptation of Renaissance motifs to an essentially late medieval scene. Jacob Cornelisz. was the first major painter established in Amsterdam; the importance of this city in the northern portion of the Netherlands increased dramatically over the course of the 16th century. George F. Harding Collection Size: 98.5 × 76.3 cm (38 ¾ × 30 1/16 in.) Painted surface: 97 × 74.9 cm (38 3/16 × 29 ½ in.) Medium: Oil on panel

Hands, 1885, Vincent van Gogh

Signet ring (gold), England late 15 th c.[750x950]

Detail from a calendar page (Flemish, mid 1200′s) - ‘Hawking in May.’

Tempera colours, gold leaf, and ink on parchment.

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