Apostle Spoons
Silver-gilt
Nuremberg or Augsburg
16th Century

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Pendant
1580s
Spain

Emeralds, gold and enamel
Chased, polished and painted

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English woman walking
Hans Holbein
Early 1530’s

The front section of the gown is held up by a pair of dress-hooks attached to the girdle.

On display at The British Museum, London

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Portrait of a Surgeon
Netherlandish
1569

A surgeon is represented here with the attributes of his trade

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#OTD
1st October 1570
Frans Floris, Flemish artist, died in Antwerp.
His works included:
The Fall of the Rebellious Angels (1554)
The Awakening of the Arts (1560)

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Portrait of the Poetess Elpide (late 15th-early 16th century), Regional Museum of Messina, Sicily, Italy

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The Triumph of Prudence
Wool and silk
Flanders
c.1520 - 1528

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Portrait of Marie Haneton
c.1522
Bernard van Orley

This likeness was once thought to be a portrait of King Henry VIII's sister, Margaret Tudor.

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4x EARLY PRINTED BLACK LETTER LEAVES 1482 - 1563

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Notation Knives
Gilded steel knife with ivory, brass and silver handle.
Unknown maker
Italy
c.1550

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Monumental Carillon Clock
Isaac Habrecht
1589

This spectacular clock is based on the cathedral clock of Strasbourg

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Pendant with Joseph in the well
About 1550

Set with a table-cut diamond and pearls, Joseph is shown in the well surrounded by seven envious brothers.

On display at The British Museum

Photo © The Tudor Age

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The Angel Of Death takes the soul, in the form of a child, from the body of a dying man. Augsburg, 1508.
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Albrecht Dürer
Self portrait
c.1500

It bears the inscription “I, Albrect Dürer of Nuremberg, have painted my likeness at the age of 28 years in my proper colours.”

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