Discover how John George Brown portrayed childhood, balancing sentimental street scenes with the quiet intimacy of Playing in the Sand at Southampton Beach, revealing Victorian ideals and artistic intent.
Michelangelo’s Pitti and Taddei Tondi: Two Marble Masterpieces You Need to See
Discover Michelangelo’s Pitti and Taddei Tondi, two unfinished marble roundels blending tenderness, movement, and psychological depth into some of the Renaissance’s most compelling devotional sculptures.
Columns of Olympian Zeus by Vikentios Lanza
Vikentios Lanza’s painting transforms the Temple of Olympian Zeus into a powerful reflection on ruins, memory, and Greek cultural identity in 19th-century Athens.
George Lambert’s Self Portrait with Gladioli
A velvet jacket, a pipe, and a vase of gladioli, meet George Lambert, the Russian-born jackeroo who became Australia’s most glittering artist.
Spyros Papaloukas and the Temple of Aphaia
In the summer of 1923, grief-stricken after losing 500 works to war, Spyros Papaloukas painted ancient ruins on Aegina — and found his voice.
Henri Rousseau’s painting of Bastille Day
Explore Henri Rousseau’s painting of Bastille Day — a visionary 1892 work that turns French revolutionary history into timeless communal celebration.
Childe Hassam’s Acorn Street
A reflective Fourth of July exploration of Childe Hassam’s Acorn Street, Boston, July 1919 and its quiet vision of American identity, history, and Impressionist light.
James Holland’s Delphinium Watercolour
Celebrate July’s Delphinium with James Holland’s radiant 1859 watercolour, where Victorian flower symbolism, luminous colour, and the dreamer’s heart bloom together in a timeless summer bouquet.
Virgilio Costantini’s On the Cliff
In 1936, at the height of his career, Italian painter Virgilio Costantini captured his wife on a clifftop in a gouache of rare scale, confidence, and tenderness.
Etruscan Tomb of the Lionesses
Explore the Etruscan Tomb of the Lionesses in Tarquinia, its vibrant frescoes, banquet scenes, and insights into Etruscan beliefs about life, death, and the afterlife.