Literature in the Pre-Raphaelite Paintings
From its very inception, subjects taken from the literature were a staple for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Shakespeare, Keats, and Tennyson were...
Anastasia Manioudaki 24 March 2023
From its very inception, subjects taken from the literature were a staple for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Shakespeare, Keats, and Tennyson were...
Anastasia Manioudaki 24 March 2023
From the dawn of civilization, rivers have been the crux of human life. Most great cities are built around rivers. We use them for sustenance,...
Anastasia Manioudaki 22 March 2023
The Floralia festival was celebrated in Ancient Rome in honor of the goddess Flora. Because there is nothing more beautiful than flowers and,...
Andra Patricia Ritisan 28 February 2023
Most people have heard stories of the most famous Greek gods and heroes: Zeus, Poseidon, Heracles, Hades, etc. But what about the tales and woes of...
Lauren Dorsey 20 February 2023
When we think of opera, art is not the first thing that comes to mind. Opera simply means “work” and it can sometimes seem over-the-top and...
Ledys Chemin 27 December 2022
In 2022, we have social media, emails and telephone calls. But a century ago, it was not quite as easy to get a message or love note across to...
Rachel Witte 16 August 2022
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” And indeed wicked it is! From Macbeth to Romeo and Juliet, William...
Ruxi Rusu 5 August 2022
Benevolent or deadly? There are so many depictions of this mythical creature. Let's explore how mermaids have been portrayed in art.
Candy Bedworth 28 June 2022
Regardless of the time of the year, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of the first things that come to mind when the word...
Ledys Chemin 24 June 2022
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 18 May 2022
We all know Florence Welch, the leader of indie-rock band Florence + The Machine. And if you don’t, I suggest you find her cosmic music right now...
Elizaveta Ermakova 16 March 2022
New Year’s is the last holiday of the old year, the first holiday of the new year and, as such, humans have been marking it for longer than we...
Ledys Chemin 1 January 2022