#1654

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Rembrandt (Dutch, 1606–1669)

Sketch of a young woman sleeping (Hendrickje Stoffels); her head resting on her right arm, ca. 1654

British Museum

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Swedish Empire at its territorial peak in 1654

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Friends of Ours (Scraping By) - acrylic painting - 6″x6″ mdf - (slight crop) - robert matejcek - 2023

 Leftie Ruggiero: "If I say you're a friend of mine, that means you're connected. If I say you're a friend of ours, that means you're a made guy. If I introduce you, I'm responsible for you. Anything wrong with you, I go down." - Al Pacino - Donnie Brasco

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Winter  The cold, not cruelty makes her weare In Winter, furrs and Wild beasts haire For a smoother skinn at night Embraceth her with more delight

1643 etching by Wenceslaus Hollar copied by his pupil, Richard Gaywood, in 1654. part of a set of 4 etchings depicting the seasons

[sweet-vanilla-sims]

Year 1654

TW/CW: Death, Murder, Child Death

The year began with the young Morosini boys causing trouble Giovanni wanted to be upset but when Aubrie Ludovici was poisoned at the celebration of her son's first birthday, he was willing to let things slide in favor of appreciating what he had.

Orsa and Orelia grew into lovely children and left their parents reeling a bit as age changed their personalities greatly from each other. As a toddler Orsa had been a charming little girl and that charm had turned to being quite resourceful in reusing things that would have otherwise been tossed though Osana complained because her sister stank of the garbage she salvaged things from before Giulia could herd her into the bath to clean up. Orelia was such an angelic little darling when she was younger but that trait seemed to mask a nasty habit of sticky fingers and not in the literal sense like her twin.

The girls were perfectly content to do their work together from their lessons though and despite their differences it was a sigh of relief that age had not changed the relatively friendly atmosphere the sisters shared with one another.

While the adults were busy with their brothers, the girls chatted about what news they had heard in the family such as Tina's marriage in June that took place after a six month courtship after her sister introduced her to him. Osana and Orsa found it romantic that they courted for real before marriage, Orelia just liked being included in the gossip, and Orsolina felt a pang of jealousy for her cousin since if her parents could set up a match with nobility who knew if she would care for her future spouse, her own parents weren't even speaking to each other beyond the occasional word about the kids.

The bloodshed between the Laurent and Markovic families continued as a carriage "accident" claimed the lives of the expectant Lady Laurent and her young son. Miraculously though the unborn child was safely removed before it was too late and through it all the Laurents hosted a celebration for their new daughter following the funerals. Giulia wondered when the violence would end and was quickly met with that answer when the Widow Collari declared that this violence must be the result of witchcraft and she headed off a witch hunt. It put fear into the family's hearts as almost every member was able to wield magic.

The girls did their best to keep their minds off the Witch hunt by keeping busy and discussing the remarriage of the Laurent family head to Aurelio's sister Emma, though Beverly's husband was arrested in the hunt despite not being a spellcaster. It scared the girls as Orsolina and Osana realized that it didn't even matter if they were witches or not, blame was being assigned anyways.

The witch hunt seemed to be dying down now that a 'witch' had been caught but the cold of winter took hold shortly after October and Giuseppe took ill. He fought it for days but ultimately his already frail body could not overcome it this time and on November 13th he passed away not waking from his sleep.

The girls took the loss of their little brother hard especially the twins who were closer in age to him. The older girls tried to keep in good spirits the best they could for their parents and siblings following the loss but Osana threw herself into playing games like chess when she could cause she could hardly keep still in her grief.

Little Giuliano was far too young to understand what it meant that his brother had died and would frequently ask his mother about when he'd be back to play but seeing her face twist at his questions he tried to ask less frequently. Giulia could tell that the answers she gave were insufficient to her youngest but she was grateful that he had the grace to try not to press though she was determined to figure out the right way to tell him but was there even a way to make him understand?

Orsolina was older and because of that she was more likely to try and hold in her grief. In a lot of ways, Orsolina reminded Giulia of her younger self before the famine, oldest trying to hold the world on her shoulders. But unlike how Vincente was happy to give her more problems to hold, Giulia was determined to at least be the ear her daughter could tell her troubles to. Of course she figured that it wouldn't be long before she would rather speak with her sisters than mother but for the time being Giulia was happy her daughter relied on her when she needed.

Giovanni was glad when the witch hunt ended with the Markovic spouse being executed for witchcraft. He was accused of causing all the drama between the Markovic and Laurent family that had occurred over the past few years and while no one truly believed that story, it was a good excuse to draw a peace between the two for no more casualties. Everyone else had managed to escape unscathed from the witches by the end of the year which was a cause for celebration.

[artschoolglasses]

Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy, Henry Gibbs, 1654

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ELLE No.1654 - 19 September 1977

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Image: Christina, Reine de Suede engraving, 1654, artist unknown.

Curatorial Concept: Monarchs with ‘queer’ or unconventional tastes, and their impact.

*One artifact on show in the 2022 ‘Queer: Stories from the NGV Collection’ at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: VTG Wolfmark Solid black Necktie.

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Beary nice by Nadine Via Flickr: Secretdoll Mong and MiniMong

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Lisa, my Queen study no. 24 2022 Daily drawing no.:193 Daily drawing no. to date.: 1,654 . . . . . . #day193of2022 #day1654 #1654 #july #july2022 #procreate #character #love #queen #random #onedrawingadaychallenge #onedrawingaday #dailydrawing #drawing #illustration #russellolsonart https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf8Vd9dOMIT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[oldcountrybearloveselle]

ELLE No.1654 - 19 September 1977 - Beverly Johnson photographed by Fouli Elia