Renaissance little ones bundled up like puffballs. One a bit famous and the others not, but all adorable as they gaze out at us no doubt thinking we are underdressed.

Art 1 Minute
"Boy in White." 1641.
“Boy in White.” 1641. Dutch. Dirck Dircksz van Santvoort, artist (1610-1680). In the public domain due to age. via https://bjws.blogspot.com/2014/02/dutch-children-in-1620-1650-all-clothed.html
"Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany." 1643.
“Cosimo III de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany age 1.” 1643. Flemish. Justus Sustermans, artist (1597-1681). In the public domain due to age. via https://www.flickr.com/photos/peramuzesi/8357885240/
"Young girl with a goldfinch." ca. 1620.
“Young girl with a goldfinch.” ca. 1620. Scandinavian school. In the public domain due to age. via https://blouinartsalesindex.com/auctions/-Scandinavian-School-7544834/Young-girl-with-a-goldfinch-1620
"Portrait of a child with a dog." 1605.
“Portrait of a child with a dog.” 1605. Early Netherlandish. Attributed to Van Zelven. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.sophieploeg.com/blog/painted-pals/
"Portrait of a five year old boy with a parrot." 1625-1650.
“Portrait of a five year old boy with a parrot.” 1625-1650. Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp, artist. In the public domain due to age. via http://www.parrotforums.com/questions-answers/30414-old-portraits-parrots.html

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On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.

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