In the blink of an eye (num abrir e fechar de olhos)

No matter how well life is programmed, it is full of surprises and sometimes anything can happen "in the blink of an eye". There are memories, career choices, events or unusual or unexpected encounters.

Por mais programada que seja a vida, esta é feita de surpresas e tudo, por vezes, acontece 'num abrir e fecha de olhos'. Há recordações, escolhas profissionais, acontecimentos ou encontros invulgares ou inesperados.

Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777)-'the expulsion of Paradise'-oil on copper-1740 New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Daniel van Heil (1604-1662)--'the gunpowder storehouse fire at Anvers'-oil on canvas Brussels-Galerie Pintelon

Antoine Caron (1521-1599)-'triumph of winter'-oil on canvas-1568 Private collection

Giuseppe Maria Crespi (1665-1747)-'Jupiter among the Corybantes'-oil on copper- ca 1730 Kimbell-Art Museum

Aleksander Gierymski (1850-1901)-'feast of trumpets'-oil on canvas-1884 Warsaw-National Museum