Many of his subjects were fashionable, bourgeois women, whom he depicted in an array of settings that reflected the many facets of modern life in the late 19th century. In brightly colored ...

The middle value of all realized prices for an artist's works sold at auction during a given period, providing a clearer representation of typical market values by minimizing the influence of extreme ...

A new exhibition exploring the life of a "remarkable" 19th-century woman has opened at a museum. The exhibition, Elizabeth Charmer: Survival, Love and Heartbreak, will open at Ludlow Museum at the ...

Young Pennsylvania German women used show towels to display their handiness with a needle in order to entice prospective ...

The barracks is World Heritage Listed for its convict history, but is equally important for the story of 19th century Australian ... newly arrived unmarried women and girls who came to New South ...

In the 19th century, Jewish women were central to the establishment of synagogues, Sunday Schools, and charitable organizations. A striking example of group conversion to Judaism is a report from St.

While the advertisement copy shows that the 19th-century concerns over women’s “energies” endured during the war, the visual of a woman successfully cycling to her workplace confirms some ...

Analysis of dried plants from a colonial institution in 19th-century Australia reveals many ... then as a depot for unmarried women migrating to Australia, and later serving as an asylum for ...

Chopin's legacy allows us to delve not only into the musician's life but also into that of 19th century Europe. This digital ...

From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...