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These are but a few of the captivating and creepy tableaus created by Walter Potter, the leading British taxidermist of the Victorian era.
In a lavish Victorian-era parlor, a woman in a lace-trimmed dress half rises from the lap of a reclining man, her gaze ...
A tempera painting in a manner painstakingly derived from Botticelli, "Love and the Maiden" looks conservative to 21st century eyes, but in its day it represented a radical deviation from the ...
Among 200 exquisite objets, paintings, furniture and textiles - a third on loan from London's Victoria and Albert Museum - are Victorian-era portraits of ethereal pre-Raphaelite beauties by ...
Victorian photography studios loved a good illusion, whether it was to accommodate the long exposure time, or play with it.
Rare Painting by a Victorian-Era Artist Found on “Antiques Roadshow” You never know what might be lying around the attic Danny Lewis September 28, 2016 ...
Long relegated to Victorian-themed parties and period dramas, hand fans are making a comeback. The accessories, which can measure upwards of 16 inches long and are often adorned with a variety of ...
The veritable rainbow of color you’ll discover in windows, transoms, doors and side-door panels was put there by the unsung heroes of the Victorian era: the stained glass artisans.
How was the famine portrayed in art in the 19th century by both Irish and international artists? Emily Mark-Fitzgerald tells how the Famine was depicted in everything from cartoons to oil paintings ...
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History highlights 8 female artists from Victorian era in newest art exhibit 0:00 / 0:00 By Mina Wahab Published March 18, 2023 3:35 pm ...
To our modern eyes the paintings lack the vitality and strength of the animals we are familiar with in Australia. The kangaroo more closely resembles a rodent than a bipedal marsupial.