The prosperity of the Victorian era (1837-1901) transformed the British art world from a small group of artists who painted for the nobility into a robust community of artists who were free to create ...

We are mistaken to think of the Victorian Age as prim, proper, overstuffed and dull. As an exhibition at Washington’s National Gallery of Art makes abundantly and sumptuously clear, the reign of Queen ...

The painter William Powell Frith (1819-1909) was the embodiment of traditional Victorian art, his works depicting the realities of everyday life in nineteenth century Britain. Often compared to artist ...

From the Mona Lisa to the American Gothic, these famous paintings don’t just grace museum walls; they offer a glimpse into ...

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have added three significant artworks to their collections. The most noteworthy is "Love and the Maiden" (1877) by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope, the acknowledged ...

In a small, delicate watercolor from 1864, the Archaic Greek poet Sappho embraces the poet Erinna, their lips nearly touching. Sappho’s longing is plain on her face, while Erinna, heavy-lidded, eyes ...

Victorian Britain was distinguished by an amazing number of monumental achievements. Its leading novelists and poets are among the greatest Victorian Britain was distinguished by an amazing number of ...