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To: SumProVita
renaissance era painter’s hat

?? Renaissance era HUMANIST, not painter. "Sir Thomas More (/ˈmɔr/; 7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), known to Catholics as Saint Thomas More since 1935,[1][2] was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He was an important councillor to Henry VIII of England and was Lord Chancellor from October 1529 to 16 May 1532.[3] He was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1935 as one of the early martyrs of the schism that separated the English Church from Catholicism in the 16th century. In 2000, Pope John Paul II declared him Patron of Catholic Statesmen and Politicians."

12 posted on 01/22/2013 8:54:27 AM PST by knittnmom (Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
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To: knittnmom

Yep....St. Thomas Moore paid the ultimate price in giving his life for FREEDOM of CONSCIENCE. He is certainly a model for today!


19 posted on 01/22/2013 9:21:18 AM PST by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo....Sum Pro Vita - Modified Descartes)
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To: knittnmom

how many USSC law clerks come from the law school dedicated to his name? zero. (perhaps a few with whatshisname who makes it a point to not have all harvard or yale)

otherwise 100% come from harvard or yale. nobody from the real world.


23 posted on 01/22/2013 9:39:42 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: knittnmom
It's a visual cliche of a renaissance artist, in part deriving from Rembrandt's self portrait

Honestly, though, it's just a generic renaissance hat. You can find tons of portraits from that period where they're wearing pretty much that hat.

36 posted on 01/22/2013 11:18:00 AM PST by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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