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In ‘The Letters of Robert Burns, ‘ a rich collection of correspondence unfolds the intimate thoughts of Scotland’s national poet. These letters, characterized by their eloquent yet accessible prose, …

Jacques-Louis David (1748 – 1825) was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the pre-eminent painter of the era. In the 1780s his cerebral brand of history painting …

Jean-François Millet (1814 – 1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his scenes of peasant farmers; he can be categorized as par …

Thomas Cole (1801 – 1848) was an American artist. He is regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School, an American art movement that flourished in the mid-19th century. Cole’s Hudson River Schoo …

In ‘The Letters of Jane Austen, ‘ readers are offered an intimate glimpse into the mind of one of literature’s most beloved figures. This collection comprises Austen’s correspondence, revealing her s …

Winslow Homer was an outstanding American painter, best known for his marine landscapes and one of greatest figures in American art for all times. His oil paintings and watercolors in a similar way a …

Thomas Gainsborough (1727 – 1788) was an English portrait and landscape artist, the most versatile English painter of the 18th century. He was the most inventive and original, always prepared to expe …

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel (1856 – 1910) is usually regarded amongst the Russian painters of the Symbolist movement and of Art Nouveau. In reality, he deliberately stood aloof from contemporary ar …

‘Little Girls Wiser Than Men’ is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy first published in 1885. It takes the form of a parable about forgiveness. The story opens at the beginning of Holy Week, …

Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor, usually considered the progenitor of modern sculpture. But actually Rodin did not set out to revolutionary against the past. He was educated traditionally and des …