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Maerten de Vos The Adoration of the Magi (detail) Netherlands (c. 1550s) Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valenciennes photo via supernaut.info One of my favorite things about this painting is how massive it is. The figures are nearly life size, as you can see in this photograph by art historian Esther Schruder:

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The black nobility or black aristocracy are Roman aristocratic families who sided with the Papacy under Pope Pius IX after the Savoy family-led army of the Kingdom of Italy entered Rome on September 20th, 1870, overthrew the Pope and the Papal States, and took over the Quirinal Palace... The Black Nobility had existed for centuries, originating in the baronial class of Rome and in the powerful families who moved to Rome to benefit from a family connection to the Vatican. Black Nobility, Pope Pius Ix, Family Connection, Kingdom Of Italy, Romans 5, The Pope, The Vatican, Melanin Poppin, Interesting News

The black nobility or black aristocracy are Roman aristocratic families who sided with the Papacy under Pope Pius IX after the Savoy family-led army of the Kingdom of Italy entered Rome on September 20th, 1870, overthrew the Pope and the Papal States, and took over the Quirinal Palace... The Black Nobility had existed for centuries, originating in the baronial class of Rome and in the powerful families who moved to Rome to benefit from a family connection to the Vatican.

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