Viva Floralia! All Flowers in Art
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 13 November 2022
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Down by the River: Rivers in Famous Paintings
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 31 August 2022
Language of Flowers: Hidden Messages in Flora
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
Shakespeare’s Plays in Art
“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
Siren Song: History of Mermaids in Art
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
An Artistic Tour of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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
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 13 June 2022
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 18 May 2022
Florence Welch – Perfect Model for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
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
Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New—New Year Traditions Around the World
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
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
Painting of the Week: John William Waterhouse, Miranda
Miranda, from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest is the subject of a painting by John William Waterhouse. She has been detained on an island,...
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