the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood often depicted pagan subject matter which allowed them to distance their works of art from the predominantly Christian Victorian culture and explore challenging themes. ...

What do we think of when we ponder the Victorian era? I, for one, always think of steam trains, the Victoria & Albert Museum, Sherlock Holmes, Jack the Ripper, pea-soupers (thick London fog), public ...

Meanwhile, art history buffs head to the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art (Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino). The museum's permanent collection includes a diverse assemblage of pottery ...

A rediscovered masterpiece in watercolour, “A Reception in the Harem” by John Frederick Lewis (1804-1876), unseen in public for over 60 years, was the top lot at Bonhams 19th Century & Orientalist ...

The Gongwang Art Museum in Fuyang, a district under Hangzhou city, celebrated its grand opening on in September with an exhibition featuring Chinese landscape art. Titled Shanshui, a Manifesta ...

This painting, also known as The Carpenter's Shop, is a cornerstone of the Pre-Raphaelite movement and one of the best-recognised works of that period. Millais, a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite ...

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Join us at the Walker Art Gallery for a guided tour of our Pre-Raphaelite collection. The Pre-Raphaelites were a group of reactionary young men who came together in London in 1848 seeking a return to ...

The Olana Partnership will present: "Art & Landscape at Olana: An Afternoon Conversation and Celebration at Olana State Historic Site" on June 14th. The afternoon will explore the intersections of ...

In a city constantly in motion, Brooklyn-based fiber artist Melissa Joseph's work asks us to pause—and to recognize the quiet beauty in simply being with one another. Through richly textured materials ...

It’s a striking book that traverses 50 years, from 1950 to 2000, spotlighting the bands that struck a chord with young people and marking, in Dominique’s words “a pre-internet era of ... To house such ...