John McCafferty
@jdmccafferty.bsky.social
A historian of things before 1700, especially religion, friars and the ways of everyday life.
28 Nov 1570: b. Sir James Whitelocke future judge & antiquarian #otd (a fantastic portrait, c. 1632 from the National Portrait Gallery, London)
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
28 Nov 1570: b. Sir James Whitelocke future judge & antiquarian #otd (a fantastic portrait, c. 1632 from the National Portrait Gallery, London)
Bernini’s [He died #otd 28 Nov 1680] meticulous c. 1632 bust of Urban VIII in Palazzo Barberini, Rome.
Every hair, every button, every fold is in its marble place.
Every hair, every button, every fold is in its marble place.
November 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Bernini’s [He died #otd 28 Nov 1680] meticulous c. 1632 bust of Urban VIII in Palazzo Barberini, Rome.
Every hair, every button, every fold is in its marble place.
Every hair, every button, every fold is in its marble place.
This is Hans Franck. He died on 20 Nov 1506. He was a beer taster by trade. You may go ahead and envy him. (Amb. 317.2° Folio 125 verso (Mendel I) : Stadtbibliothek Nürnberg | Germanisches Nationalmuseum)
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This is Hans Franck. He died on 20 Nov 1506. He was a beer taster by trade. You may go ahead and envy him. (Amb. 317.2° Folio 125 verso (Mendel I) : Stadtbibliothek Nürnberg | Germanisches Nationalmuseum)
Dublin, Friday 28 Nov
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Dublin, Friday 28 Nov
Follower of Leonardo da Vinci Portrait of a Young Lady, c. 1500 (National Gallery of Art, Washington)
November 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Follower of Leonardo da Vinci Portrait of a Young Lady, c. 1500 (National Gallery of Art, Washington)
Medal to commemorate the canonization of St Elizabeth of Portugal, 3rd Order of St Francis on 25 May 1625. Elizabeth died 4 July 1336. Her crown is neatly perched on her veil. (British Museum)
November 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Medal to commemorate the canonization of St Elizabeth of Portugal, 3rd Order of St Francis on 25 May 1625. Elizabeth died 4 July 1336. Her crown is neatly perched on her veil. (British Museum)
17th century women readers from the Rijksmuseum: Jan Lievens, Jan Lievens, Gerard Dou, Constantijn Verhout
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
17th century women readers from the Rijksmuseum: Jan Lievens, Jan Lievens, Gerard Dou, Constantijn Verhout
27 Nov 1531: Richard Bayfield former #Benedictine monk of Bury St Edmund's Abbey & smuggler of #Protestant books to #England burnt very slowly #otd as a relapsed heretic at Smithfield (BM)
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
27 Nov 1531: Richard Bayfield former #Benedictine monk of Bury St Edmund's Abbey & smuggler of #Protestant books to #England burnt very slowly #otd as a relapsed heretic at Smithfield (BM)
In 1579 when this was painted William of Orange, 46 years old, was at the height of his power. Five years later he would be assassinated at close range.
(Adriaen Thomasz. Key, Rijksmuseum)
(Adriaen Thomasz. Key, Rijksmuseum)
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
In 1579 when this was painted William of Orange, 46 years old, was at the height of his power. Five years later he would be assassinated at close range.
(Adriaen Thomasz. Key, Rijksmuseum)
(Adriaen Thomasz. Key, Rijksmuseum)
St. Colmcille or Columba whose feast is 9 June (Bodleian Library Oxford MS. Rawl. B. 514)
Here he is with mitre and crozier. For the 1532 Life compiled for Maghnus Ó Domhnaill.
Here he is with mitre and crozier. For the 1532 Life compiled for Maghnus Ó Domhnaill.
November 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
St. Colmcille or Columba whose feast is 9 June (Bodleian Library Oxford MS. Rawl. B. 514)
Here he is with mitre and crozier. For the 1532 Life compiled for Maghnus Ó Domhnaill.
Here he is with mitre and crozier. For the 1532 Life compiled for Maghnus Ó Domhnaill.
27 Nov 1558: ten days after Elizabeth I's accession, John Christopherson, Bishop of #Winchester preaches #otd at Paul's Cross, defining Protestantism as 'a new invention of new men & heresies' #BadMove
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
27 Nov 1558: ten days after Elizabeth I's accession, John Christopherson, Bishop of #Winchester preaches #otd at Paul's Cross, defining Protestantism as 'a new invention of new men & heresies' #BadMove
27 Nov 1558: ten days after Elizabeth I's accession, John Christopherson, Bishop of #Winchester preaches #otd at Paul's Cross, defining Protestantism as 'a new invention of new men & heresies' #BadMove
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
27 Nov 1558: ten days after Elizabeth I's accession, John Christopherson, Bishop of #Winchester preaches #otd at Paul's Cross, defining Protestantism as 'a new invention of new men & heresies' #BadMove
27 Nov 1564: The Privy Council commissions Henry Harvey, Vice Chancellor of the University of #Cambridge to establish a perpetual concord & amity with the town of #Cambridge #otd (Harvard) #GoodLuckWithThat
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
27 Nov 1564: The Privy Council commissions Henry Harvey, Vice Chancellor of the University of #Cambridge to establish a perpetual concord & amity with the town of #Cambridge #otd (Harvard) #GoodLuckWithThat
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
27 Nov 1661: John James, Fifth Monarchist & Seventh Day Adventist preacher hanged, disembowelled & quartered at Tyburn #otd (NY Public Library)
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
27 Nov 1661: John James, Fifth Monarchist & Seventh Day Adventist preacher hanged, disembowelled & quartered at Tyburn #otd (NY Public Library)
Claviorganum, 1598 by Lorenz Hauslaib, Nuremberg. This tiny instrument incorporates an organ and a virginal built into an ebony tabletop chest of drawers. It's only 66.1 cm wide and 28.1 cm deep.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Claviorganum, 1598 by Lorenz Hauslaib, Nuremberg. This tiny instrument incorporates an organ and a virginal built into an ebony tabletop chest of drawers. It's only 66.1 cm wide and 28.1 cm deep.
27 Nov: feast of Humilis of Bisignano #Franciscan #otd wonderworker & mystic, d. 1637; canonized 2002
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
27 Nov: feast of Humilis of Bisignano #Franciscan #otd wonderworker & mystic, d. 1637; canonized 2002
The Concert.
Titian, 1510-11 (Pitti Palace)
Titian, 1510-11 (Pitti Palace)
November 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The Concert.
Titian, 1510-11 (Pitti Palace)
Titian, 1510-11 (Pitti Palace)
Pendant in the shape of a rooster, unknown maker, c. 1600 (Rijksmuseum)
November 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Pendant in the shape of a rooster, unknown maker, c. 1600 (Rijksmuseum)
27 Nov 1640: John Atherton Bishop of #Waterford & Lismore found guilty of #sodomy with his proctor John Child #otd Atherton was later deprived then hanged.
November 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
27 Nov 1640: John Atherton Bishop of #Waterford & Lismore found guilty of #sodomy with his proctor John Child #otd Atherton was later deprived then hanged.
