tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8401281272525381847..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The carnation as a symbol of loveMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-63505304924552158362012-02-27T08:25:19.433-06:002012-02-27T08:25:19.433-06:00From Anon's link -
This self-assured gentlema...From Anon's link -<br /><br />This self-assured gentleman with a fur collar is Pompeius Occo, who was an extremely wealthy Amsterdam merchant. He is pictured here at the age of 48. In the tree hangs a shield bearing the Occo family coat of arms: a golden eagle with red beak and claws. Occo, who was originally from Germany, settled in Amsterdam in around 1510. There he looked after the interests of the German banking and trading company Fugger. His international contacts and wealth provided Occo with much influence. He lent money to the regent of the Netherlands Margaret of Parma and the city of Amsterdam. Occo was also an educated man and owned an extensive library containing many valuable manuscripts. Dirck Jacobsz painted him in 1531.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-51455736818340208592012-02-27T08:09:09.683-06:002012-02-27T08:09:09.683-06:00It is the coat of arms of the Occo-family.
Source...It is the coat of arms of the Occo-family.<br /><br />Source: http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/aria/aria_assets/SK-A-3924?lang=en&context_space=aria_encyclopedia&context_id=00064034Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-38349327244657347112012-02-14T22:17:11.034-06:002012-02-14T22:17:11.034-06:00Kind of looks like Gerard Depardieu too...Kind of looks like Gerard Depardieu too...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02057469898149431183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-37830652528679100962012-02-14T20:09:36.492-06:002012-02-14T20:09:36.492-06:00What coat of arms is that in the top picture?
And...What coat of arms is that in the top picture?<br /><br />And it strikes me as funny is that the guy in the middle could take off his hat and walk through my university town and no one would notice him. He could blend in on a night out. And I love his embroidered leather outer-coat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-2426901333447428752012-02-14T15:24:25.674-06:002012-02-14T15:24:25.674-06:00The third picture - the bloke in red - d'yer r...The third picture - the bloke in red - d'yer reckon that style of collar was actually meant to make it look as if you had your head on backwards, or is that just a bonus?Skipweaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454297424665652387noreply@blogger.com