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Art History Series: The Watteau Dress
Antoine Watteau - one of the most influential artists of the 18th century painted so many pictures of the aristocracy in nature and...

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Mar 27, 2024


Art History Series: Fête galantes – the beginning of a new genre
Antoine Watteau created a lot of works with themes completely new for his time. In 1712 the Royal Academy accepted him and it took him 5...

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Feb 26, 2024


Art History Series: The Romantic of the Century - Antoine Watteau (1684 - 1721)
The Romantic of the century - Antoine Watteau as part of the Rococo style

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Feb 26, 2024


Happy Lunar New Year
The dragon is a symbol of growth, progress and abundance bringing us strength to start a new successful venture with long-term success....

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Feb 11, 2024


Art History Series: Dialogue between Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
In addition to the prayer books I have already told you about, there are two more preserved that belong to Anne Boleyn. One of them is of...

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Feb 5, 2024


Art History Series: Even more Book of Hours - this time Anne Boleyn's!
After the post about Thomas Cromwell's prayer book, I will also tell you about Anne Boleyn's. These two books were printed on the same...

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Jan 17, 2024


Art History Series: Thomas Cromwell’s Book of Hours
Thomas Cromwell has been an important figure in English history at the time of Henry VIII - he was a chief minister and a powerful...

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Jan 11, 2024


Happy New Year!
May the new year bring a lot of joy, happiness, blessings and fulfilled dreams to you and your loved ones! I wish the world to be kinder,...

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Jan 2, 2024


Art History Series: Queen Victoria and the Christmas tree
This illustration appeared in December 1848 in the "Illustrated London News" newspaper and brought a great thrill to its readers. On it,...

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Jan 2, 2024


Art History Series: Madame Le Brun and Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat (1782)
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755 – 1842) or Madame Le Brun was a French artist, recognized as the most famous female artist of the...

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Jan 2, 2024


Art History Series: Portia Wounding Her Thigh (1664) by Elisabetta Sirani
Sirani herself has a very interesting history as an artist, but now I will mention only the things about her that are relevant to this...

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Dec 5, 2023
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