Five Things Everyone Should Know About the Victorians
What do we think of when we ponder the Victorian era? I for one almost always think of steam trains, the Victoria & Albert Museum, Sherlock...
Sarah Mills 1 April 2021
What do we think of when we ponder the Victorian era? I for one almost always think of steam trains, the Victoria & Albert Museum, Sherlock...
Sarah Mills 1 April 2021
Alexandra Exter was a painter and designer of the Russian/Ukrainian avant-garde. Her work isn’t limited to just one genre or movement. She was...
Errika Gerakiti 19 February 2021
Bavarian-born Barbara Regina Dietzsch (1706–1783) was one of the finest botanical artists and engravers of her time. Her work was unparalleled for...
Sarah Mills 19 February 2021
How to look great? That is the question! Let’s refer to the most splendid and opulent period of history: the 18th century. The Enlightenment...
Kateryna Martynova 4 February 2021
Jan Matejko (1838–1893) is one of the most famous Polish painters. When he was in his twenties, he was twice awarded the gold medal at the World...
Judyta Dąbrowska 21 January 2021
Miranda, from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest is the subject of a painting by John William Waterhouse. She has been detained on an island,...
Guest Profile 10 January 2021
Jean-Édouard Vuillard was a French painter and decorator who was active in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. He distinguished himself for his...
Maya M. Tola 7 January 2021
Claude Monet was famous for his series of paintings. He repeatedly painted the same subject in different lights, at different hours of the day, and...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 January 2021
There is a skirmish between the hero and the villain. Fabrics whip about, horse hoofs trample, and a dying scream erupts as Saint George slaughters...
James W Singer 3 January 2021
Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known as the originator of the mobile, a type of moving sculpture made with delicately balanced or...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 December 2020
According to the Catholic calendar, the second day of Christmas commemorates St. Stephen. He was a young deacon in the community of Jerusalem who...
Magda Michalska 26 December 2020
Snow. You either love it, or hate it. Are you able to picture a fresh snow fall in your mind? Or is it falling outside your window as you read this...
Rachel Witte 21 December 2020