Crisp fall days, a Victorian oil portrait, an antique wooden desk, shelves of books lit by warm lamplight, old maps, an ironed blazer, a Renaissance engraving of a skull—as disparate as these objects ...

You can take the artist out of England, but you can’t always take England, or at least an era in the country’s history, out of the artist. Stoke-on-Trent-born, Post Falls-based artist Keith Harrop is ...

Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879) was photography’s first widely recognized artist, making images in a signature soft focus style that remains captivating to this day. Before it was an art, ...

THESE exquisite and intricate plant portraits by photographer William Arnold are a nod to the Victorian era of botany, as well as to the rural beauty tucked away in English hedgerows and kerbsides.

Industry, empire, portraiture, and skin at the Belle Vue Zoo, Manchester -- A skin disorder -- Stuff and nonsense : skin and Victorian animal portraiture -- Touch : reaching through the bars -- Wild ...

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Seeing as the month of Halloween officially started two months ago at Spirit stores nationwide, we thought we’d show you something extremely creepy. Compiled by The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting ...

The features that define Victorian architecture — bright colors, intricate woodwork, dramatic roofs — sound cheerful enough. So why has the style popularized in the 19th century become so thoroughly ...

Victorian interior design has proven to have quite the shelf life. Originating in the 19th century, the style that epitomizes opulence stills has plenty of faithfuls, perhaps because it feels slightly ...