Santi di Tito --Vision of St Thomas Aquinas -- 1593 -- Oil on panel -- San Marco, Florence

If I ever get to Florence again, this will be on my my Must See list.

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Back to work on the edition of twelve 16th Century mice armour today, starting with the body. #jeffdeboer #mousearmour #16thcenturyart #metalarts #miniatureartwork

More progress on the 16th Century mouse armour helmet today. #metalarts #jeffdeboer #mousearmour #littlemetalfoxes #gothicstyle #jewellery #16thcenturyart #armouring #armour #armourer

Developing the helmet assembly for the 16th Centurry mouse project. #jeffdeboer #mousearmour #metalarts #gothicstyle #16thcenturyart #miniatureart #miniaturesculpture #metalfabrication #armour #mice #mouseart #mouseartists

At a Church in Naples, There’s a Secret Fresco Hidden Behind a 16th-Century Painting At a Church in Naples, There’s a Secret Fresco Hidden Behind a 16th-Century Painting At first glance, nothing appears to be amiss in the Church of Saint George Maggiore in Naples, Italy. Beside the main altar and flanked by a semicircle of white columns is a magnificent, 16th-century painting by Alessio D’Elia, depicting the life of San Severo. It’s an unassuming composition until, almost like a window, the canvas […] READ: At a Church in Naples, There’s a Secret Fresco Hidden Behind a 16th-Century Painting

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The gilded letter ‘D’ is De or ‘the’, whilst the crystal orb, usually seen in the hand of the Salvator Mundi represents the world or wereld. The voedt, or foot, is a pun on the Dutch for ‘feed’. Finally, the stringed vielle, is a play on vele meaning many, while the fools in their typical costume beneath complete the phrase De wereld voedt vele zotten, or ‘The world feeds many fools.’ This phrase should be seen in the context of the popular chambers of rhetoric or rederijkerskamers, which sprang up in Flemish towns in the period, staging a rich variety of satirical plays and poems that poked fun at human vices and follies. – Dorotheun

Jan Matsys (1509–1575) • The World Feeds Many Fools • c. 1530 • Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp (see Alt text) #art #RenaissanceArt #fools #JanMatsys #AprilFools #16thCenturyArt #NetherlandishSchool #arthistory #painting #OldMasters