More musical angels.
These ones come from the roof of the Santuario della Beata Vergine dei Miracoli in Saronno, and were painted by Gaudenzio Ferrari who died in Milan on this day in 1546.
Some lovely details of instruments and music books.

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Costume design for the allegorical figure of music, one of many figures from the 1585 Winter tournaments for the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II.
(Pen, blue wash on white paper, Galleria degli Uffizi)
By Giuseppe Arcimboldo who died #onthisday in 1593.

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