The prosperity of the Victorian era (1837-1901) transformed the British art world from a small group of artists who painted for the nobility into a robust community of artists who were free to create ...

We are mistaken to think of the Victorian Age as prim, proper, overstuffed and dull. As an exhibition at Washington’s National Gallery of Art makes abundantly and sumptuously clear, the reign of Queen ...

Dante Alighieri’s long-time courtly love interest and spiritual guide throughout The Divine Comedy, Beatrice Portinari, has shaped visual representations of female dignity for centuries. Yet, since ...

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"Antiques Roadshow" is a great guilty pleasure for wannabe antiquers, but once in awhile their appraisers find some truly unique gems. Recently, one guest showed off a portrait that had been in his ...

An undated view of the Seven Hills of Bonn by Josephine Butler, who campaigned for sex workers' rights and pushed Parliament to raise the age of consent Courtesy of Ewbank's Auctions Josephine Butler ...

YORK Art Gallery has launched a campaign to raise £3.6 million to purchase a picture by a top Victorian artist for the city. The gallery, which is currently showing more than 30 works by Albert Moore, ...

Victorian Britain was distinguished by an amazing number of monumental achievements. Its leading novelists and poets are among the greatest Victorian Britain was distinguished by an amazing number of ...