Sometimes it was hard to know.
Gerard Terborch, 1665
Breakfast was such a disappointment.
Hans Baldung Grien, 1513
The audience cheered his devotion to his principles.
Salomon Koninck, 1647-49
People often found it difficult to understand how impressed they should be.
Eeckhout, 1652
Unbeknownst to him, the messiness was intended to be part of the charm.
Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1486-90
He never did any work after lunch anyway.
Andrea da Firenze 1365-68
They always seemed to strike him at the most inopportune times.
Lazzaro Baldi, 1600s
He was a tough critic, but it was obvious to everyone that she wasn’t putting much effort into it.
Andrea da Firenze 1365-68
At least that’s what the ladies told him.
Andrea Appiani, c.1800
They had been wondering why he was wearing the hat.
Andrea da Firenze 1365-68
The school groups seemed to drop in constantly. Just the day before she had purchased three rolls of giftwrap.
Ludolf de Jongh, 1633-35
If he didn’t board soon, there would be no space for his duffle bag.
Vittore Carpaccio, 1490
Near-wisdom from the ages.
Because people never change.
