5 Fascinating History Paintings of The Storming of the Bastille.
Whenever you think of the word revolution what conjures up in your mind first? The fall of the Bastille? TheContinue Reading
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Past and Present: Auberge du Réveil-Matin, Montgeron, France.
The City of Montgeron with a population of over 23,000 is situated in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, France, approximatelyContinue Reading
History Painting: Pliny the Younger and His Mother at Miseno (1785) by Angelica Kauffman.
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, better known as Pliny the Younger, was born in 61 CE in Comum (modern-day Como). AsContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘The Munitions Girls’ by Stanhope Alexander Forbes, 1918.
Stanhope Alexander Forbes was an influential British artist whose works were well received during his lifetime. He was often calledContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘Coronation of Charlemagne’ by Friedrich Kaulbach, 1861.
German painter Friedrich Kaulbach (1822-1903) was best known as a portraitist and historical painter. At the height of his fameContinue Reading
When Apple introduced the first Mac.
In late 1984, I was receiving a tour of my new high school which I would be attending in ’85.Continue Reading
A brief history of ‘The Dance of Death’.
Many amazing works of art have been found painted on the outside walls of cloisters, of family vaults, of ossuariesContinue Reading
Richard Samuel’s ‘Portrait in the Characters of the Muses in the Temple of Apollo’ (1778).
I must confess my interest in Richard Samuel’s ‘Portrait in the Characters of the Muses in the Temple of Apollo’Continue Reading
Sappho, the Greek lyric poet.
One woman, who often stands heads and shoulders above most others in the ancient world was Sappho. Reliable records aboutContinue Reading
Portrait of a Queen: Elizabeth’s Turbulent road to the Throne.
One of the most famous images of Queen Elizabeth I is ‘The Coronation portrait’, which is held at the NationalContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 