THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“For me, art, and especially music, exist to elevate us as far as possible above everyday existence.”

— Gabriel Faure

BIRTHDAYS:

1638 Gerrit Berckheyde, Dutch painter.

1678 Nicola Francesco Haym, Italian composer. Sonata n 1 in do minore

1755 John Flaxman, English Neoclassical sculptor.

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