Happy birthday to Edouard Manet, born on this day in 1832! Manet had a short (he died in 1883) but incredibly important artistic career.
Édouard Manet (1832-1883)
Mini-Post | Rasputin
Happy 152nd birthday to (Ra-Ra-)Rasputin, born on this day in 1869. Immortalised as “Russia’s greatest love machine” by Boney M in 1978, Rasputin has been an enigma ever since he first appeared in St Petersburg and managed to find his way to the top of society and into the circles of Tsar Nicholas II and…
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)
Happy 180th birthday to Berthe Morisot! Born on this day in 1841, I'll be celebrating her life and work in today's post!
Mini-Post | Cassandra Austen
Born on the day in 1773, Cassandra Austen was the most beloved elder sister of Jane Austen.The affection between the two sisters, according to their relation Anne Lefroy, "passed the common love of sisters; and it had been so from childhood". They went to school together, were immersed in a clever and artistic family, and…
Mini-Post | The Golden Gate Bridge
Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge on this day in 1933. The entrance to San Francisco Bay received the name the “Golden Gate” in 1846 by Captain John C. Fremont. He was inspired by the “Golden Horn”, a great harbour in the Byzantine Empire. San Francisco’s population grew due to the Gold…
Mini-Post | “Winter Landscape”, Keisei Eisen
Welcome back to winter in art with this beautiful and serene landscape by Japanese artist Keisai Eisen (1790-1848).
Review | Why you need to binge watch “Bridgerton” immediately
Netflix dropped its latest bingeworthy series, Bridgerton, on Christmas Day, and here is my post to sing its praises and request that not only can we please have a second series, but also that Shonda Rhimes, and her production company Shondaland, be in charge of making even more period drama series. I’ll try not to…
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10 things to know about the very sparkling history of Champagne
Instead of reflecting on what has possibly been the most fraught year in recent memory, I thought I'd instead look ahead and wish you all the best for 2021 - may your new year be full of sparkle and happiness!
Mini-Post | “Brooklyn Bridge in Winter”, Childe Hassam
Today’s winter in art post is from the collection of Telfair Museums: Brooklyn Bridge in Winter, by Childe Hassam, from 1904. Hassam was from the Boston area and spent the years 1886 to 1889 studying in Paris, where he became enamoured with French Impressionism. He joined his French colleagues in portraying modern life in his…
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Mini-Post | Austen, “Emma” and the Prince Regent
On this day in 1815, the Prince Regent, the future George IV, received a specially bound copy of Jane Austen’s novel “Emma”, which had been dedicated to him. The Prince Regent was definitely not a favourite of Austen’s – she once wrote that she supported his estranged wife, Caroline of Brunswick, against him – which…
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