Letter, Diaries

‘Berenice’ is a horror short story by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). First published in 1835, the tale is centered on the death of a young girl, named Berenice, and the mysterious visions of her cousin …

Francesco Allegrini was the son of the painter Flaminio Allegrini, who is documented as working in Rome between 1625 and 1635. Francesco was mostly active in Rome in the middle of the 17th century. H …

The Golden Triangle Maurice Leblanc – A clock struck half-past six. At that moment the door of one of thehouses overlooking the square opened. A man came out, closed the doorbehind him, crossed the R …

In ‘Horace Walpole and His World: Select Passages from His Letters, ‘ readers are invited into the intricate tapestry of 18th-century British society through Walpole’s keen observations and witticism …

Ingres’s style was formed early in life and changed comparatively little. His earliest drawings, such as the Portrait of a Man (1797) already show a suavity of outline and an extraordinary control of …

One of the most brilliant and original artists of the eighteenth century, Antoine Watteau had an impact on the development of Rococo art in France and throughout Europe lasting well beyond his lifeti …

Sketcher, painter, engraver, sculptor and collector, Auguste Rodin is recognized worldwide for the exceptional authenticity of his anatomical sculptures. He strongly influenced twentieth century scul …

‘My job is to draw what I see, not what I know.’ – J. M. W. Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner was English artist, one of the greatest and most imaginative painters who put on a pedestal landscape …

Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697 – 1768) better known as Canaletto, was an Italian painter of landscapes of Venice. He was also an important printmaker in etching.He was born in Venice as the son of the …

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778), Italian engraver and architect, is best known for his etchings of ancient and baroque Rome and grandiose architectural constructions of his own imagination. Th …