Congrats, Rebecca! Very much looking forward to reading this! @rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social

Fun detail: to underline the deceptive nature of the painting, painters like Edward Collier would include fake versions of existing magazines and almanacs. 2/2

I have written about this genre: these paintings were known as 'Deceptions' or, in Dutch, as 'Schijnbedriegers' - they were so realistic that viewers would be deceived - even for just a moment - into thinking that they were looking at an actual rack rather than a representation. 1/2

You're welcome! I think the diversity angle works very well to engage the students and prepare the ground for in-depth discussions of particular aspects of different faiths.

I teach my classes on the Reformation in the context of diversity and emphasize how religious diversity in the Dutch Republic was connected to a range of different discourses and social, cultural and political identities. This is something that my students understand and connect to today's world.

To put it mildly.

Ja! Ik woon aan de Vliet en zie ze daar regelmatig - prachtige vogeltjes.

Wonderful - many thanks, Liesbeth!

Could you please add me too?

In Utrecht? Nothing here in Leiden!

Starter packs (verzamelingen van mensen die een interesse/veld delen) kunnen heel handig zijn om snel contacten te vinden maar verder is het volgens mij een kwestie van Twitterlijst in één tab en dan stuk voor stuk je contacten zoeken.

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