Aquarium of Vulcan

In reply to a recent enquiry, what exactly is 'the Aquarium of Vulcan' from which this blog is named, its useful to refer to the anc...

Celebrating the comic genius of  Jan van Haasternen on the occasion of his birthday, with a brief look at his artwork, alongside Dutch '...

Scattered throughout Sir Thomas Browne's collected writings there can be found various remarks and observations relating to aes...

Today (August 23rd) is the date of the festival of Vulcanalia, held in honor of the Roman god of fire and furnace in the ancient Roman w...

Two contrasting faces of Winter to end the year with. In the Dutch painter Frederick Marinus Kruseman's Winter scene with ska...

Evidence that Sir Thomas Browne appreciated the artistry of Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and also possessed a poetic s...