"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

19 March 2017

Happy birthday, Cano.

Cano, St. John's Vision of Jerusalem (detail), 1636


Alonso Cano was born on this day in 1601.

Thank you, Dr. Richardson.

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