Medusa Jewelry That Had the Power to Petrify
Since ancient times jewelry hasn’t only been a fashion detail or simple ornament, but a status symbol with a variety of meanings. On it, among...
Ana Djoric 9 October 2023
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Jewelry in Ancient Greece: Treasures from the Hellenistic Era
When looking at historical jewelry one can ask themselves a series of questions centered on the object’s significance. Who was it made for and...
Rachel Witte 9 October 2023
All That Glitters: Gold Jewelry in Ancient Egypt
Personal ornaments were favored by ancient Egyptians from the Predynastic to the late Roman periods, and most of them wore some type of jewelry. The...
Maya M. Tola 9 October 2023
Razzle Dazzle Me – 5 Jewelry Pieces from Victoria & Albert Museum Collection
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London has a stunning collection of jewelry. Every time I visit the museum, I make a point to also check out the...
Joanna Kaszubowska 2 September 2023
Dress Like a Byzantine Empress – Byzantine Art in Fashion Collections
Have you ever wondered how Byzantine art stepped onto the catwalk? It all started with Empress Theodora and a Byzantine-inspired piece of jewelry...
Ela Bobek 17 August 2023
Get Inspired: Jewelry in Rossetti’s Paintings
Each piece of jewelry in Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s paintings worn by his models wasn’t invented but copied from actual accessories from the...
Bolor Jargalsaikhan 29 June 2023
Ramses the Great: A Pharaoh in Paris
After the United States, and before Australia, France has been, since April 7, the only European country to host a large-scale exhibition around the...
Montaine Dumont 25 May 2023
Art Treasures from the African Kingdom of Benin
Today we’ll go back in time to the 1500s when the wealth of the Benin Empire (in contemporary Nigeria) was at its peak: when Europeans traded with...
Magda Michalska 25 May 2023
Emeralds in Ten Exquisite Artifacts
Emeralds are arguably the most beautiful of all gemstones and have been revered by many cultures all over the world. This beautiful gemstone has been...
Maya M. Tola 13 March 2023
Crystals and Art – The Wonder World of Swarovski
In the middle of the Austrian countryside, in Wattens, you can find yourself surrounded by a mixture of contemporary art and crystal wonders by...
Agnieszka Cichocka 16 January 2023
Hoping Against Hope: Interview with Nafiseh and Bahareh, Iranian Multidisciplinary Artists
Nafiseh and Bahareh are two female multidisciplinary artists. This story began with the discovery that, as artists in Iran, they were unable to sell...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 24 November 2022
Crowning Glory – World’s Most Beautiful Tiaras
If you want to feel like a princess there is nothing like a tiara. We all wear earrings, rings, necklaces, but who casually pops a tiara on? Maybe we...
Joanna Kaszubowska 10 January 2022
