All That Glitters: Prized Royal Jewelry in Auction
In the past years, there have been a couple of absolutely enthralling and profoundly desirable items that made great waves on the antique jewelry...
Maya M. Tola 2 August 2023
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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
Natural Shine – Nature Inspired Jewelry from the V&A Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has a fantastic collection of jewelry. This time we will take a look at pieces inspired by natural forms.
Joanna Kaszubowska 9 February 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
René Lalique, The Master Jeweler of Art Nouveau
René Lalique (1860-1945) was a French jeweler and one of Art Nouveau’s most renowned craftsmen. Trained in Paris and London, Lalique was unusual...
Europeana 2 December 2022
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
Architecture or Jewelry? Josef Hoffmann’s Modern Brooches
Josef Hoffmann was the leading architect of the Secession and pupil of Otto Wagner, close friend and collaborator of Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser,...
Magda Michalska 29 August 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
Green Vault Theft: Dresden Stolen Jewels
On Tuesday, November 25 2019, burglars broke into the Green Vault museum, at the Royal Palace Dresden, Germany, and stole priceless jewels! This is...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 23 November 2021
