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For Mercè Rodoreda, #BornOnThisDay in 1908, my thoughts on JOURNEYS AND FLOWERS (tr Gala Sicart Olavide & Nick Caistor).

A beautiful, evocative collection of vignettes, full of striking imagery & dark, unsettling moods. Very poetic, almost like prose poems.

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Journeys and Flowers by Mercè Rodoreda (tr. Gala Sicart Olavide & Nick Caistor)
Widely regarded as one of the most influential Catalan writers of the 20th century, Mercè Rodoreda was born and raised in Barcelona. At the tail end of the Spanish Civil War, she fled into exile, s…
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October 10, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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British photographer Don McCullin was born in Finsbury Park, London, England on this date (10/9) in 1935.

➡️ Learn more about him and view his work at: www.joeedelman.com/don-mccullin

#Photography #BornOnThisDay #photographertostudy
October 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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"Allegorical Self-Portrait," by Simeon Solomon, queer Victorian artist #BornOnThisDay in 1840. Solomon was persecuted for his sexuality, including an arrest under England's repressive sodomy laws; he died indigent in a London workhouse in 1905 collections.artsmia.org/art/1686/all...
Painting of a figure of perhaps indeterminate gender, with angel wings, gazing at a gazing ball on a column
October 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Isabella Agneta Deutz (1658- 1694/96)
c. 1680
Mauritshuis, Den Haag
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Diederick Hoeufft (1648-1719)
c. 1680
Mauritshuis, Den Haag
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of #RachelRuysch (1664-1750)
ca. 1690s
Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of a Boy in a Gold-Embroidered Robe
1676
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Anna Maria Gool (1668-1743)
1699-1706
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Josnia Parduyn (1642-1718)
1705
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Josina Clara van Citters (1671-1753)
1699-1706
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Arnoudina van Beaumont
1699
Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait, with the medal of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
1706
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait
1695
Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait
ca. 1690
Dordrechts Museum
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait
ca. 1670s
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait
ca. 1679
Palais Liechtenstein, Vienna
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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Nicholas #Hilliard (1547-1619)
Portrait of #MargaretDouglas (1515-1578), Countess of Lennox who was #BornOnThisDay
1575
Rijksmuseum
#Douglas #Tudor #Stewart #Stuart
October 8, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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Unknown Artist
Portrait of #MargaretDouglas (1515-1578), Countess of Lennox who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1572
Royal Collection
#Douglas #Tudor #Stewart #Stuart
October 8, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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#HappyBirthday to Sir Alfred #Munnings who was #Bornonthisday in 1878 🐴 🎂

“He was the stable, the artist, the poet, the very land itself!” - Dame Laura Knight described Munnings in her Autobiography.
October 8, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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Frans #Pourbus the Younger (1569-1622)
Portrait of #MariaMaddalenaofAustria (1589-1631), Grand Duchess of Tuscany , who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1603-4
Kunsthistorisches Museum
#Habsburg #Medici
October 7, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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#RobertLefèvre (1756-1830)
Portrait of #PaulineDuchambge (1778-1858), who was #BornOnThisDay
Before 1830
Château de Versailles
#Duchambge #PaulinedeMontet
#WomenComposers
October 7, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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🎉Happy Birthday to #KirinoNatsuo, #bornonthisday in 1951! She is a pioneering voice in Japanese feminist noir. Her acclaimed “OUT”, “Grotesque” and “Real World” explore violence, inequality, patriarchy and the dark psychology of contemporary Japan. #CrimeFiction
October 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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For Magda Szabó, #BornOnThisDay in 1917, my thoughts on THE DOOR (tr Len Rix).

An extraordinary portrayal of a complex, co-dependent relationship between a Hungarian writer & her enigmatic housekeeper. This phenomenal novel contains multitudes! #BookSky 💙📚

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The Door by Magda Szabó (tr. Len Rix)
First published in Hungarian in 1987 and translated into English by Len Rix in 2005, The Door is the third book I’ve read by Magda Szabó, and it’s very much of a piece with Iza’s Ballad and Katalin…
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October 5, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Venetian painter Francesco Guardi was #BornOnThisDay in 1712 👨‍🎨

Like Canaletto, he painted scenes of 18th century Venice.

'View of the Palazzo Loredan dell'Ambasciatore on the Grand Canal, Venice' by Francesco Guardi (1712-1793) 📸 Amgueddfa Cymru
October 5, 2026 at 8:55 AM