What the Ermine Saw. The Dark History Behind Lady with an Ermine
What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo da Vinci’s Most Mysterious Portrait by Eden Collinsworth (Doubleday, May 24, 2022)...
Alexandra Kiely 6 September 2022
History
Between Revolution and War: Ukrainian Contemporary Political Art
The 2013 Revolution in Ukraine and the following traumatic events played a crucial role in the development of the country’s contemporary art.
Diana Sadretdinova 24 August 2022
Aesthetics of Totalitarian States’ Architecture
People include the architecture of 20th century dictatorships in the category of totalitarian art. Totalitarian architecture invokes a feeling of...
Diana Sadretdinova 22 August 2022
A Journey to Andalusia – Discover the Cultural Crossroads of Seville
Today, Seville’s golden age may have passed, but that is not to say it is without its treasures. Now the capital of Andalusia has inherited a...
Kacper Grass 7 August 2022
War, What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing! Protest Art Story (+18)
Protest art, especially around war, has a rich global history, in visual art, installation art, in music and in literature. German philosopher Adorno...
Candy Bedworth 28 July 2022
Becoming Elizabeth: Tapestries in Starz’s New Period Drama
In Starz’s new period drama, Becoming Elizabeth, the series follows the young Elizabeth Tudor and her rise to the British throne during the...
Anna Ingram 21 July 2022
Wronged Royal Wives – British Scandal and Heartbreak Through the Centuries
Unless you live on Mars, you can’t have missed the 2021 media frenzy around Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah...
Candy Bedworth 21 April 2022
What You Need to Know About Fabergé Easter Eggs
During one of my vacations, I got an unexpected treat – the opportunity to see two amazing collections of Fabergé Easter eggs in two days. One...
Alexandra Kiely 17 April 2022
Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia at the California Science Center
The California Science Center in Los Angeles, CA, is host to Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia exhibition from 16 February 2022, through 5...
Maya M. Tola 14 April 2022
Alexander Iolas, The Greek Patron of the Arts
Alexander Iolas was a very important gallerist and art collector of the second half of the 20th century. He was born in 1907 in Alexandria of Egypt...
Errika Gerakiti 14 July 2021
Petticoats, Pennies, and Politics: A Short History of the Suffragette Penny
Have you ever found one of those old brown British pennies? In an antique shop or in one of Grandma’s old handbags? Just a small, flat copper disc?...
Candy Bedworth 12 December 2020
Royal Portraits: The Art of Image OLD VERSION
Shakespeare once wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” For monarchs...
Abreeza Thomas 16 August 2020
