Allison MacDuffee
@studiousgal.bsky.social
Art Historian, working on exh. proposal re: Pissarro-Millet-Courbet for 2030. Usually teaching at Univ of Toronto Mississauga. Ph.D., U of Michigan. Live in Toronto. Canadian. Gardening, travel, philately. I block probable bot accts.
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The "Quiet Poster" feed is working again.❤️😀‼️🍻 Phew, finally I can catch up with the Meissen folks and the watch-us-make-natural-dye-from cornflowers folks.
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Peasant Gathering Grass
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/16025
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/16025
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Peasant Gathering Grass
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/16025
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/16025
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The Embouchment of Seine https://www.wikiart.org/en/gustave-courbet/the-embouchment-of-seine-1841
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The Embouchment of Seine https://www.wikiart.org/en/gustave-courbet/the-embouchment-of-seine-1841
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Lordship Lane Station, Dulwich
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/15064
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/15064
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Lordship Lane Station, Dulwich
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/15064
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/15064
What a great idea. This new award is for emerging researchers.
"The awards will fund travel to major collections worldwide to study works of Western art on paper from the Renaissance to 1900.
Typical awards will range from £2,000–£2,500 for travel within Europe and £3,000–£3,500 for intercontinental travel."
Typical awards will range from £2,000–£2,500 for travel within Europe and £3,000–£3,500 for intercontinental travel."
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What a great idea. This new award is for emerging researchers.
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Map of the Southern Tip of South America with the Strait of Magellan, showing an expedition of 1599-1600, Baptista van Doetechum, 1646. With #penguin.
November 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Map of the Southern Tip of South America with the Strait of Magellan, showing an expedition of 1599-1600, Baptista van Doetechum, 1646. With #penguin.
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Turkey cock (Meleagris gallopavo), by Mansur, opaque watercolour & gold on paper. This painting was done for the Mughal emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) & is a record of the arrival of this exotic bird at the court in 1612. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Turkey cock (Meleagris gallopavo), by Mansur, opaque watercolour & gold on paper. This painting was done for the Mughal emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) & is a record of the arrival of this exotic bird at the court in 1612. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
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Laundresses at Eragny
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/16956
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/16956
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Laundresses at Eragny
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/16956
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/16956
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I’m thrilled to share my new article, online and open access in Medieval Encounters! It’s called “Beyond Belief: Byzantine Statue Stories and their Absent Objects,” but it could be called “A Tale of Two Boars” 🐗 🐗
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I’m thrilled to share my new article, online and open access in Medieval Encounters! It’s called “Beyond Belief: Byzantine Statue Stories and their Absent Objects,” but it could be called “A Tale of Two Boars” 🐗 🐗
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Chest lock
Europe, 14th–15th century, iron
(Rijksmuseum)
Europe, 14th–15th century, iron
(Rijksmuseum)
November 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Chest lock
Europe, 14th–15th century, iron
(Rijksmuseum)
Europe, 14th–15th century, iron
(Rijksmuseum)
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Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, d. #otd 28 Nov 1680
Chair of St. Peter, 1658 terracotta The only surviving sculptural sketch for the focal point of St Peter's Basilica. (Detroit Institute of Arts)
Chair of St. Peter, 1658 terracotta The only surviving sculptural sketch for the focal point of St Peter's Basilica. (Detroit Institute of Arts)
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, d. #otd 28 Nov 1680
Chair of St. Peter, 1658 terracotta The only surviving sculptural sketch for the focal point of St Peter's Basilica. (Detroit Institute of Arts)
Chair of St. Peter, 1658 terracotta The only surviving sculptural sketch for the focal point of St Peter's Basilica. (Detroit Institute of Arts)
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Beatrice arriving on her chariot, with four evangelists (natch!), to have a little word with Dante. As envisioned in 1824 by William Blake, whose birthday is today.
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Beatrice arriving on her chariot, with four evangelists (natch!), to have a little word with Dante. As envisioned in 1824 by William Blake, whose birthday is today.
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We have enjoyed a fantastic collaboration this year with #CorkZineFest with workshops based on works from our Collection! Participants were able to showcase their zines in the CZF Library Showcase and Exhibition at @TriskelArtsCentre Sample Project Space, running until 30 Nov.
#CrawfordArtGallery
#CrawfordArtGallery
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We have enjoyed a fantastic collaboration this year with #CorkZineFest with workshops based on works from our Collection! Participants were able to showcase their zines in the CZF Library Showcase and Exhibition at @TriskelArtsCentre Sample Project Space, running until 30 Nov.
#CrawfordArtGallery
#CrawfordArtGallery
An interesting article, and witty, too.
We tried to go see the oldest pecan tree in France, believed to have been brought over from America by Paul Revere's father
Throughout history, pecans have been overlooked, poached, cultivated and improved. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million of pounds of pecans – 80% of the world’s pecan crop. (via @us.theconversation.com)
https://to.pbs.org/4rbKTV7
https://to.pbs.org/4rbKTV7
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
An interesting article, and witty, too.
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Perfect happiness 🧡
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Perfect happiness 🧡
This wins Bluesky tonight. 😀
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This wins Bluesky tonight. 😀
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Young lady portrayed as romantic heroine, Princess Granida, with her unusual pet. By Anthonie Palamedesz.
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Young lady portrayed as romantic heroine, Princess Granida, with her unusual pet. By Anthonie Palamedesz.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Family just hanging out at home to have their portrait painted by Anthonie Palamedesz in 1640. Liesbeth van der Waart genteely holds her special handkerchief. And the family saved it and now it's….
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Family just hanging out at home to have their portrait painted by Anthonie Palamedesz in 1640. Liesbeth van der Waart genteely holds her special handkerchief. And the family saved it and now it's….
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@helenbarrett.bsky.social is quite right about the dire situation for art history in UK schools; but one glimmer of hope lies in the excellent work of www.arthistorylinkup.org, a charity well worth supporting
Art History Link-Up | Art History is for Everyone
Discover free art history courses designed for under-represented students. Join us to unlock life-changing opportunities and shape the future of the arts in the UK.
www.arthistorylinkup.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
@helenbarrett.bsky.social is quite right about the dire situation for art history in UK schools; but one glimmer of hope lies in the excellent work of www.arthistorylinkup.org, a charity well worth supporting
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Happy Lancashire Day from this ex pat! We've lots of lovely Lancashire books in stock covering the whole historic county from the Mersey to Lancashire over the Sands. www.clhawley.co.uk/counties-eng... #lancashireday
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Happy Lancashire Day from this ex pat! We've lots of lovely Lancashire books in stock covering the whole historic county from the Mersey to Lancashire over the Sands. www.clhawley.co.uk/counties-eng... #lancashireday
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Wishing all my friends in the US who celebrate Thanksgiving a delicious and relaxing day. Please reply with any picture of cats (or other, lesser animals) eyeing up huge turkeys and marshmallow yams.
a cat with its mouth open and the words feed me hooman
ALT: a cat with its mouth open and the words feed me hooman
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Wishing all my friends in the US who celebrate Thanksgiving a delicious and relaxing day. Please reply with any picture of cats (or other, lesser animals) eyeing up huge turkeys and marshmallow yams.
You need to be a certain childish kind of person to guffaw at this.....**Guffah!**
It’s Bendy’s birthday! To celebrate I gifted him a great exhibition idea - but he didn’t seem convinced!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eqBL...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eqBL...
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
You need to be a certain childish kind of person to guffaw at this.....**Guffah!**