Visual Arts Story Briefs

What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).

This facsimile drawing of Beethoven, during his last hours, was made by Joseph Teltscher.

In this image we take a virtual visit to the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris.  Including reading rooms designed by Henri Labrous...

This image, as described by NASA, depicts “NGC 6302: Big, Bright, Bug Nebula.”NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day website tells us m...

Old Tun Tavern, so the story goes, is the birthplace of the U.S. Marine Corps.

So many people died in plague, in 1349, that there were not enough coffins to care for all the bodies.

This broadside, from the 1860s and printed in Boston, was created to persuade people, especially young men, of the dangers of alcoholic beverages. It ...

This image is from the 10 October 1846 issue of the Pictorial Times. Its accompanying article, written by a Brit, blames Ireland for the famine which ...

Having passed through Inferno’s Gate, Dante and Virgil soon see a ship coming toward them.  It is helmed by Phlegyas, a ferryman on the Riv...

It's the Masters! Who planned this beautiful golf course? How did it come about? When Bobby Jones envisioned that Berckmans' Place (near Augusta, Geor...

Back in the day when American newspapers cost a nickel, and the price of Southern cotton was still noted at the top of the front page, Bobby Jones had...

It is impossible for Bob Cratchit to stay warm in his office because Scrooge greatly restricts the amount of coal which is used to heat the place.

Excited about Christmas Eve, Bob Cratchit closes the office, at Scrooge & Marley, and joins a group of boys sliding on the ice.

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