Written in the Stars: Zodiac in Medieval Art
Medieval Europeans believed that the movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planets directly affected their lives on earth. They practiced what we...
Alexandra Kiely 14 December 2020
Medieval Europeans believed that the movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planets directly affected their lives on earth. They practiced what we...
Alexandra Kiely 14 December 2020
There are many artistic representations of women spinning, created across time and in various places. Let’s take some of the great depictions...
Europeana 10 December 2020
In the Northern Hemisphere, we have now the gloomy dark time of the year, where our only consolation is waiting for Christmas. The summer feels so...
Joanna Kaszubowska 8 December 2020
Federico Fellini is one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. He created a unique style based on fantasy, dreams,...
Marija Canjuga 2 December 2020
2021 will be the year of a double anniversary for Mexicans, marking 200 years since liberation from Spanish dominion, and 500 years since the fall of...
Magda Michalska 25 November 2020
From the original silk banners worn by the Suffragettes, through to slogan T-shirts, we often quite literally wear our protest message. This...
Candy Bedworth 24 November 2020
According to Goethe, melancholy is a sense of sadness whose causes are unknown. Its symptoms are the only thing you are aware of, that’s why you...
Guest Profile 23 November 2020
It is that time of the year again! Time to buy Christmas gifts for everyone you love. And, as always, it’s probably a bit of a challenge to...
Joanna Kaszubowska 23 November 2020
The soft rustle of silky cloth and the hard crackling of burning wood echo against the yellow papered walls of the boudoir. The small room is...
James W Singer 22 November 2020
The story of Pygmalion and Galatea is an enchanting myth about a Cypriot sculptor who fell in love with his own sculpture. He prays to goddess...
Bolor Jargalsaikhan 19 November 2020
There is a haunting beauty in architectural ruins. War or the passage of time has ravaged the magnificent feats of earlier civilizations. But in...
Maya M. Tola 16 November 2020
A book review of Paper Bullets by Jeffrey H Jackson. If I asked for your top 10 political artists, does Claude Cahun spring to mind? Marcel Moore?...
Candy Bedworth 10 November 2020