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Abraham Bloemaert

On December 15, 2025 - 16th Century, 17th Century, december 25, Dutch

Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch painter and printmaker, December 25, 1564 - January 27, 1651

Apollo and Diana Punishing Niobe by Killing her Children, 1591 Oil on canvas, 79.9 x 98.2 in // Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

The Flute Player, 1621 Oil on canvas, 27.16 x 22.79 in // Centraal Museum, Utrecht

The Feast of the Gods at the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis, 1638 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 64.7 in // Mauritshuis, The Hague

Joseph and his Brothers, 1595 - 1600 Oil on canvas, 5.56 x 8.30 in // Centraal Museum, Utrecht

Abraham Bloemaert, Study of a Female Figure, Three-Quarter Length, between 1586 and 1651 Red chalk, heightened with white, 8.1 x 6.8 in Private collection

Study of a Female Figure, Three-Quarter Length, between 1586 and 1651 Red chalk, heightened with white, 8.1 x 6.8 in // Private collection

Abraham Bloemaert, Warrior and Young Standard-Bearer, first half of 17th century Pen with brown ink and brown wash on paper, 10.62 x 6.73 in Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp

Warrior and Young Standard-Bearer, first half of 17th century Pen with brown ink and brown wash on paper, 10.62 x 6.73 in // Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp

The Adoration of the Magi, 1624 Drawing, 1.11 in x 1.41 in // Centraal Museum, Utrecht

The Gateway to a Town, 1625/1635 Pen and brown ink heightened with watercolor on laid paper, 12 x 8 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Juno, circa 1610 Etching, 5.6 x 4.4 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

The Holy Family Chiaroscuro woodcut print, 3.5 x 2.9 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Abraham Bloemaert, Saint Euphrolyna, from the series Female Hermits, between 1600 and 1633 Engraving, 5 11/16 x 3 5/8 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Saint Euphrolyna, from the series Female Hermits, between 1600 and 1633 Engraving, 5 11/16 x 3 5/8 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Raising of Lazarus, c 1600 Engraving, 14.3 x 18.9 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Hans von Bartels

On December 4, 2025 - 19th Century, december 25, German

Hans von Bartels, German painter, December 25, 1856 – October 5, 1913

Hans von Bartels, before 1913

The Cemetery from the Church of San Miniato al Monte in Florence

At the Dunes, 1900 Gouache on paper, 27.5 x 40.1 in // Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Fisherwomen on the Beach Private collection

Old Wandrahm, Hamburg, 1890 Gouache on paper, 16.9 x 24 in // Hamburger Kunsthalle

Three-Master in the Harbor Watercolor and Gouache, 13.2 x 18.3 in Private collection

Cemetery near Ragusa, 1901 Watercolor

A Dutchwoman, Katwijk 1895

Torpedo Boat on the Attack, Kiel 1895 Watercolor

Two Girls in the Sand Dunes, 1898 Oil on canvas, 19.6 x 23.6 in // Unknown location

Study of a Farmboy in the Field, 1907 Oil on canvas, 18.9 x 13.2 in

The Flower Garden Gouache on cardboard, 26.3 x 22.6 in // Private collection

Fishing Boats Unloading the Catch, before 1912 Oil and mixed technique on canvas, 39.4 x 59.1 in // Private collection

Paul Manship

On December 2, 2025 - 20th Century, American, december 25

Paul Manship, American Sculptor, December 25, 1885 – January 28, 1966

Paul Manship, The Cycle of Life Sundial Campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts

The Cycle of Life Sundial Campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts The Cycle of Life sundial shows a man, woman and child representing the cycle of life are surrounded by an armillary sphere showing the relationship of the stars and earth. Paul Manship is best known for his Prometheus sculpture at Rockefeller Center in New York.

Salome, 1915 Bronze, 18 1/2 x 13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Artwork at Entrance to 195 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City

Atalanta, 1921 Bronze, 28 3/4 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Diana and a Hound, 1924 Brookgreen Gardens, Pawley Island, South Carolina

The Flight of Europa, 1925 Bronze sculpture with gold leaf Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Bulldog, 1906 Bronze, 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.9 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Danae, 1921 Bronze and wood, 11.4 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Dancer and Gazelles, 1916 Bronze, 32.4 x 33 x 10 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Actaeon, 1925

Europa and the Bull #1, 1924 Bronze and marble, 10.2 x 10.2 x 7.1 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Indian Hunter and His Dog, 1926 Bronze, 23.2 x 23.5 x 7 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC