NOVEMBER 1
WELCOME, NOVEMBER!!
(Calendar scene for November: A hunting party returning from the chase; in the background, men flailing and winnowing corn, and a woman feeding pigs. (Below) A game of bowls. The Golf Book, Latin, produced in S. Netherlands (Bruges), 1520-1530, Workshop of Simon Bening)
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On November 1, 1512, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, was exhibited to the public for the first time.
IT’S ALL SAINTS DAY
(Fra Angelico - Paradise detail, 1431-1435)