Reposted by Dr John DaviesRichard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026One of the painters I’ve written about in my book on obscure British 20thC artists is Brian Hatton, a friend of John Singer Sargent, who was killed in WW1. This portrait from 1908 is of his sisters Ailsa and Marjorie. 012917
Reposted by Dr John DaviesWelsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 1hThe notorious "Taro Tant" gang terrorised rural Wales during the 1920's. Led by Dwynwen Drwg, they would torture victims by singing cerdd dant until their ears bled before forcing them, feet first, through their harps... 0236
Reposted by Dr John DaviesJohn Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 8hOn this day in 1866, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 29 Mar 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and on the 19 Oct 1942 to Treblinka extermination camp where they were murdered on arrival. Her name was Josefa Fröhlichovás 2015155
Reposted by Dr John DaviesDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 7hRollicking peasant wedding dance to liven up your autumn day by my colleague Pieter Brueghel the Younger, whose day is today. Don’t confuse this with his father’s painting! 311321
Reposted by Dr John DaviesJohn Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 8hOn this day in 1897, a Czech Jewish woman was born in Bílovec. On the 8 Apr 1942 she was deported from Brno to Theresienstadt and on the 18 Apr 1942 to Rejowiec Ghetto. She perished in the Shoah. Her name was Valerie Kraucherová 1633596
Reposted by Dr John DaviesBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 9hLiverpool, 1956, photo by Thurston Hopkins. 726842
Reposted by Dr John DaviesJohn Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 8hOn this day in 1919, a Slovakian Jewish man was born. On the 28 Mar 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where he perished. His name was Samuel Wohl Support @sobibor.org 2125574
Reposted by Dr John DaviesDr Liam Sims @liamsims.bsky.social · 9hCute little portrait inside this initial H. In a copy of Eusebius’s ‘De evangelica praeparatione’ (Treviso, 1480). Given to @theulspeccoll.bsky.social in 1938 by Sir Stephen Gaselee, successively Pepys Librarian at Magdalene College & Librarian of the Foreign Office. CUL Inc.2.B.9.2[4196]. 1236
Reposted by Dr John DaviesDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 11hFleeting pleasures: Antoine Watteau, French artist who heralded Rococo style; defined genre of fête galante with Commedia dell'Arte scenes & dalliance in poetic, often autumnal landscapes; bapt. #OTD 1684. Mezzetino 1720, Met Museum | L’Embarquement pour Cythère 1717; Pierrot 1718, Musée du Louvre 0324
Reposted by Dr John DaviesDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 11hThe largest palace in the world: Late Baroque masterpiece inspired by Versailles, La Reggia di Caserta in Naples (with aqueduct) was designed by Luigi Vanvitelli, eminent Italian architect & engineer 1700-1773. Building work started in 1751 & continued after architect’s death. UNESCO World Heritage 0595
Reposted by Dr John DaviesAdmiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret. @admiralstav.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Congratulations to Dr. Navi Pillay on the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2015, as Dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, I had the honor of presenting her with an honorary degree at Class Day. She has spent a lifetime showing that the law can stand between people and atrocity. Richly deserved 9604181
Reposted by Dr John DaviesBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It's Genocide. The Nobel Prize Committee and winner agree. 716987
Reposted by Dr John DaviesThe Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Is there a coat of arms more suited to the Halloween season than this one?! This image comes from a German manuscript made up of a collection of coats of arms which relate mainly to the Holy Roman Empire. It was probably written in southwest Germany or Switzerland, around the early 16th century. 18228
Reposted by Dr John DaviesMerchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 08/10/2026Medieval guild hall + autumn = Phwoar! 👀 🧡 317416
Dr John Davies @jed1848.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Lost In Geneva – The Kris Davis Trio Review | All About Jazz www.allaboutjazz.com/lost-in-gene... Davis is a wondrous human being!allaboutjazz.comLost In Geneva – The Kris Davis Trio Review | All About JazzRead the All About Jazz review of Lost In Geneva by The Kris Davis Trio (2026). Expert analysis, ratings, and insight into one of jazz's finest recordings. 000
Reposted by Dr John DaviesJohn McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Portrait miniature of an unknown woman, watercolour on vellum, painted by Isaac Oliver, c. 1615. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London) The small jewel or locket on her ruff is clearly meant to stand out. And once meant something to her - and somebody else perhaps. 0173
Reposted by Dr John DaviesMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/10/202677 Candles 🎂 today for the glorious SIGOURNEY WEAVER 219112771081
Reposted by Dr John DaviesEnnius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Just look at the last paragraph at the bottom of the page. This is Bede's account of the reaction of the Britons to the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes who came to these shores so long ago. Does the complaint sound familiar? 1188
Reposted by Dr John Davieswomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ilse Bing, Paris, Eiffel Tower with Branches, 1933 German Avant-garde photographer #Womensart 51138154
Reposted by Dr John DaviesBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026View from the kitchen window of a Maryhill tenement, Glasgow, 1970, photo by Nick Hedges. 929441
Reposted by Dr John DaviesFriends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 07/10/2026After years of work, St Lawrence's, Gumfreston has reopened and we have been delighted by the wonderful comments left by visitors. 1/6 313923
Reposted by Dr John DaviesEdward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Janis Joplin at U of Texas 1965 16111
Reposted by Dr John DaviesPaintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026'Wasteground with Houses, Paddington' (1970–72) by Lucian Freud (Garden Museum) 722839
Reposted by Dr John Davieswomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The work of Anne Damer (1748- 1828), English sculptor. Described as a "female genius", one of the 1st recognised women sculptors, who lived with her lover, Irish actress Elizabeth Farren #WomensArt 21178255
Reposted by Dr John DaviesDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Women messing with men's heads du jour: sly & sexy Judith happy with her prize. 1570, by Jan Massys. Today is his day. 16614
Reposted by Dr John Davieswomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Mary Mary' Vase by UK ceramics artist Kitty Shepherd #Womensart 2951144
Reposted by Dr John Daviesderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Love these photos of a gansey sweater over at Highland Threads. Such great knitting. A gansey is a type of fisherman sweater with identical front and back sides. Last photo shows one from Flamborough Marine, my favorite contemporary maker for this style. highlandthreads.co.uk/wick-museum 783007180
Reposted by Dr John DaviesShroppiemon @shroppiemon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Bridgnorth diary 8/10/1866 066
Reposted by Dr John DaviesJohn Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026On this day in 1942, an 11 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz with her mother and sister (14) where they were murdered. Her father perished in 1943. Her name Betje Sara Creveld Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social 51699215
Reposted by Dr John Daviesquiltersblock.bsky.social @quiltersblock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 11572683588
Reposted by Dr John DaviesJohn Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026On this day in 1942, a 13 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz with her parents where she was murdered. Two brothers were murdered in the camp on different dates and one sibling survived. Her name Eva Dormits Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social 26280112
Reposted by Dr John DaviesDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Dôme des Invalides 1676-1691, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, born in 1646, French Baroque architect & city planner to Louis XIV. Works include Place Vendôme Paris, Grand Trianon & Galerie des Glaces, Versailles. Musée d’Armée | Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud 1685, Musée du Louvre 0346
Reposted by Dr John DaviesThe Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1514 19811
Reposted by Dr John DaviesWelsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It's been 9 years since the Wales flag emoji was launched. Due to its complex design, a supercomputer at the Shirley Bassey Sinclair Spectrum Institute in Splott was used to miniaturise the flag. Here's what it looks like under an electron microscope. 1378
Reposted by Dr John DaviesAncestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Margaret Hamilton who worked for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a programmer, leading a team of engineers writing & testing all onboard in flight software for NASA's Apollo 11 moon landings has died aged 90. 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMargaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the moon, dies at 90Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 0115
Reposted by Dr John DaviesNicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026‘A young girl reading, Maren Sofie Olsen.’ #Painting by Michael Peter Ancher (1885) #art 0354
Reposted by Dr John DaviesDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Women messing with men's heads du jour: Salome brings Herodias a lovely present, John the Baptist's head on a plate. Ladies in waiting freak out. By Masolino, whose day is today. 15311
Reposted by Dr John DaviesDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026By Fra Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child with Two Angels, 1465. Everything about this picture is stunning but I really love the angel smiling at us! 627949
Reposted by Dr John DaviesDr Liam Sims @liamsims.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Absolutely LOVE the floral initials in this copy of the works of Apuleius, one of the first books printed at Rome (by Sweynheym & Pannartz) in 1469. The initials apparently added in France, perhaps in the 1480s or 90s. @theulspeccoll.bsky.social Inc.2.B.2.1[1124]. 617435
Reposted by Dr John DaviesJohn Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026On this day in 1884, a Czechoslovak Jewish man was born. On the 3 Aug 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with his wife and then on the 20 Aug 1942 to the Riga Ghetto. They both perished in the Shoah. His name was Jaroslav Fuchs 2227897
Reposted by Dr John DaviesNicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026‘Judith Beheading Holofernes.’ #Painting (detail) by Caravaggio (1598-1599) #art 0355
Reposted by Dr John DaviesMedieval Illumination @medieval-illuminations.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026Monkey riding a goat with a hunting owl. Luttrell Psalter, England ca. 1325-1340. British Library, Add 42130, fol. 38r. #medieval #MedievalArt 36836
Reposted by Dr John DaviesShroppiemon @shroppiemon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Bridgnorth diary 6/10/1866 073
Reposted by Dr John DaviesKevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The tomb of the Venerable Bede in the 12th century Galilee Chapel at Durham Cathedral. Bede’s relics were transferred from Jarrow to Durham in 1022, and eventually placed in the Galilee Chapel during the later 14th century. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #DurhamCathedral #Bede 618133