Beautiful, Aesthetic, Erotic

Richard Dorment The Last Pre-Raphaelite: Edward Burne-Jones and the Victorian Imagination by Fiona MacCarthy The New Painting of the 1860s: Between the Pre-Raphaelites and the Aesthetic Movement by Allen Staley Edward Burne-Jones: The Hidden Humorist by John Christian The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement in Britain, 1860–1900 an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, April 2 ...

Emily Bronte portrait to go under hammer

An oil painting believed to be of the 19th-century British novelist and poetess Emily Bronte is scheduled to go under hammer by JP Humbert auction house.

BARE: McHenry Mansion's history keeps growing

A lot has happened to Modesto's only Victorian mansion during its 129-year existence on the corner of 15th and I streets. Its story continues to grow and remains fascinating.

The Purple Painted Lady store is open in Palmyra

The business consists of retail, including jewelry, purses, some home accessories; painting furniture on commission for people; and sells Annie Sloan Chalk Paint products.

A fishy tale of Wales' multi-coloured harbour houses

It is one of the best-known and best-loved traditions of West Wales’ coastline. Sion Morgan traces the history of painting harbourside houses in a spectrum of pastels