Lapis Lazuli – A Pigment More Precious than Gold
Lapis lazuli, once more precious than gold, has a history of over 9.000 years. The earliest artifacts found at Bhirrana, which is the oldest site of...
Irina Diana Calu 23 November 2021
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Collection Highlights: Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Belgium
If you’re planning a trip to Brussels, make sure you save some time to visit the magnificent collection of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in...
Marta Wiktoria Bryll 24 October 2021
These Romantic Paintings of Edward Burne-Jones Will Make You Miss the Middle Ages
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet ARA, was a British artist and designer closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Middle Ages,...
Zuzanna Stańska 11 May 2021
Victorian Feminists and Their Supernatural Powers
The Victorian feminists in 19th century England paved the way for the women’s movement across the world. The “New Woman,” as she was...
Anastasia Manioudaki 3 April 2021
#MeToo and the Medusa Myth
The Medusa story – terrifying or tragic? Some months ago, a controversial new statue of Medusa was unveiled in New York, so let’s take this...
Candy Bedworth 21 January 2021
Story of Pygmalion and Galatea by Sir Edward Burne-Jones
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
Literature in the Pre-Raphaelite Paintings
From its very inception, subjects taken from literature were a staple for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Shakespeare, Keates, and Tennyson were...
Anastasia Manioudaki 3 November 2020
Greek Mythological Creatures that Combine Female Beauty and Beastly Ugliness
Gods, goddesses, demigods, horrible monsters, and beasts of hybrid forms roam the world of Ancient Greek mythology. Their heredity shaped many of the...
Bolor Jargalsaikhan 12 September 2020
Mythological Femmes Fatales in the Mysterious Symbolist Paintings
Symbolism developed in the 19th century, it began as a literary movement but quickly moved into other art forms. Symbolist painters rejected the...
Anastasia Manioudaki 9 September 2020
If You Love Pre-Raphaelite Art then You Must Know this Museum
Britain is an obvious pilgrimage site for all Pre-Raphaelite fans, but did you know that the United States also has something great to offer? It's...
Zuzanna Stańska 19 June 2020
How Art Inspired Game of Thrones Creators
It has been a while since Game of Thrones ran its course. Are you re-watching it during lockdown? Trying to escape our current bleak world, for the...
Joanna Kaszubowska 15 May 2020
The Pre-Raphaelites and the Wombat
Many people are obsessed with cute cats, penguins, pandas, koalas, and all sorts of animals. However one rarely hears about the wombat, especially in...
Joanna Kaszubowska 9 April 2020
