Henk Looijesteijn

@henklooijesteijn.bsky.social

Historian and essayist. Writes about almshouses, philanthropy, the Dutch 17th century, Tulip Fever, tricksters. Posts in Dutch and English. All views are my own. Most recent book: https://verloren.nl/Webshop/Detail/eid/94136

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James Talarico: I want to get back to the kind of capitalism we had in the middle of the 20th century in this country. I want competition, but it’s got to be fair competition. We’ve got to take on these monopolies, this consolidation, because again it’s fundamentally anti-capitalist.

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Today's the 960th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, so obviously I'm reposting my scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry in Playmobil.

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Op Substack kun je heel makkelijk checken met Pangram of een tekst is geschreven met AI. Ik trof er een aan met 100 procent - heel bizar, dat medium is juist bedoeld voor schrijvers, dus waarom schrijf je dan, vraag ik me af, als je het liever door AI laat doen...

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En dan liegen ze ook nog glashard: 'De meeste studenten zeiden ook allen hun bronnen zelf te hebben gelezen - toch waren in drie van de vier literatuurlijsten niet bestaande artikelen te vinden. De studenten hadden hiervoor geen verklaring.'

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"Would you like fresh ground pepper with that?" [Giovanni Martinelli, Death Comes to the Banquet Table, c. 1630-1640, Oil on canvas (New Orleans Museum of Art)] 💀

a group people gathered around a banquet table full of bread, fruit, tarts, and wine, looking in alarm at a skeleton who has appeared from the right holding an hourglass and address the members of the party
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Portrait of a Lady in Yellow, possibly Duchess of Urbino, with restrained classical profile contrasting with elaborate palm motif on sleeve, oil & tempera on panel, c.1465, by Alesso Baldovinetti, Early Renaissance Florentine artist, master of Ghirlandaio, born #OTD 1425.
National Gallery

The palms may be heraldic, or refer to the family palace in Urbino known as Palazzo della Palme.
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Assured portrait of last Duke of Urbino, Francesco Maria Il della Rovere, 1572, by Federico Barocci, versatile artist who inspired Rubens, born in Urbino c 1535. Portrayed as knight in glittering armour, with composure & style of Spanish Court, where Duke spent time 1565-1568. Galleria degli Uffizi

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De man die Frankrijk was.

Morgen, in de OBA Roelof Hartplein, ben ik te gast bij Theodor Holman . We gaan in gesprek, met schrijver Nelleke Noordervliet, over generaal de Gaulle en de twee films die er over zijn leven zijn gemaakt. Gratis toegang oba.nl/nl/agenda/th...

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