14 Things You Didn’t Know About the Mona Lisa
Her tricky smile and timeless allure have inspired academic study and artistic emulation for more than five centuries. But the story of this perplexing portrait is even richer than it looks....
The creation of a mural; the Royal Hotel
Let us pity them, my chieftain, for even though we die at their hands we can afford them pity, since we are greater than they and they know it....
Coast Art Show Reveals a Diverse World of Cultural Exchange
And farther on, from a lull near East Barnet, they saw two trains running slowly one after the other without signal or order....
A Brief History of America’s Obsession With Sneakers
Invented for athletics, sneakers eventually became status symbols and an integral part of street style....
Paul Cezanne
Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations....
Grieving Through the Absurd
A photographer gathers with her family to clean out their grandparents’ house that had served as a meeting point for over 60 years. ...
Building a Deeper Narrative: Photography at Republicca
We spoke to the photo editor of one of Italy’s largest newspapers about commissioning for a daily paper, sourcing local talent, and looking for work that will excite the next generation of readers...
Runs towards the Maybury
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BrickHouse — The Marvelous Designer
After breakfast, instead of working, I decided to walk down towards the common. Under the railway bridge I found a group of soldiers—sappers, I think, men in small round caps, dirty red jackets...
Miles from Oregon University
But thou sayest, methinks that white-lead chapter about whiteness is but a white flag hung out from a craven soul; thou surrenderest to a hypo, Ishmael. Tell me, why this strong young colt, foaled in...
