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Democritus. 1630, Jusepe de Ribera.
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The philosopher Democritus.
July 2, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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Magdalena Ventura with Her Husband and Son -
The Bearded Woman. 1631, Jusepe de Ribera.
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Magdalena Ventura with Her Husband and Son otherwise known as The Bearded Woman. It was reported that she started to grow facial hair around 37.
July 26, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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“Dos mujeres en una ventana (Two Women at a Window)” by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish) - Oil on canvas / c. 1655–1660 - National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC) #WomenInArt #BartoloméEstebanMurillo #Murillo #NationalGalleryofArt #NGA #SpanishBaroque #BaroquePainting #SpanishArt #arte #artText
Two light-skinned women appear at a rectangular window opening, as if you’re standing just outside the ledge. On the right, a younger woman leans forward with her left forearm stretched along the sill as her right elbow bends so her fist props her chin. She looks directly outward with a small, knowing smile. Her chestnut-brown hair is tied with a red ribbon, and she wears a soft white dress with a wide neckline and the sleeves pushed back to her elbows, exposing her forearms. On the left, a possibly older woman peeks from behind a partially opened shutter. A creamy white shawl covers her hair, and she lifts it to hide the lower half of her face, as if stifling laughter. Behind them, the interior is deep shadow, making their faces and white fabric feel close, vivid, and life-sized. Spanish artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo builds the scene on tension via openness versus concealment and invitation versus discretion. The older figure’s covered smile matches period ideas of decorum (especially for women of status) while the younger woman’s direct gaze feels unusually candid. Because their identities are unknown, the picture resists a single reading. Some viewers have imagined a chaperone guarding a young woman’s public appearance while others have viewed the window as a threshold of commerce and flirtation. Murillo heightens that uncertainty by turning the window into a painted frame-within-a-frame, borrowing from Dutch “eye-deceiving” devices that make us feel addressed. Painted in 17th-century Seville, where Murillo was celebrated for both devotional works and scenes of everyday life, this small moment feels like a study in how women are seen and how they choose to look back.
February 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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The club-foot. The club-footed boy. 1642, Jusepe de Ribera. Spanish painter and printmaker.
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The club-footed boy stands smiling.
July 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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September 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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August 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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54 works—many reunited for the first time—explore the emotional power and spiritual intensity of sacred sculpture in Baroque Granada.

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January 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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RÍOT VALENTINE & THE CHERRY BOMBS! - CHILI TERRA AUSTRALIS (CHILE TIERRA AUSTRAL)(INSTRUMENTAL) (2026)

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RÍOT VALENTINE & THE CHERRY BOMBS! - CHILI TERRA AUSTRALIS (INSTRUMENTAL) (2026)
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May 27, 2026 at 5:34 AM
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Diego Velázquez "The Coronation of the Virgin" (1635–1636). Strong light, deep shadow, and rich blue tones give the scene a calm and powerful atmosphere.

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Velázquez's Coronation of the Virgin showing the Virgin Mary seated on clouds in deep blue robes, flanked by Christ on the left in purple robes and God the Father on the right, both holding a flower crown above her head, with a radiant white dove above and cherubs below.
May 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Spanish Baroque at its most human. Murillo's "The Marriage Feast at Cana" (c.1665-75) skips divine spectacle entirely - five pale ceramic jars in the foreground, a half-naked servant pouring, a small dog watching.

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Murillo's large-scale oil painting of the Wedding at Cana, showing a crowded banquet table with guests in warm sienna and ochre robes, large stone water jars in the foreground being filled by a muscular servant, a white dog in the lower left corner, and classical architecture visible through an opening on the right.
June 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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September 19, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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August 31, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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August 20, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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August 19, 2026 at 8:37 AM