Aquarium of Vulcan

Matthew Bourne is surely one of the most innovative choreographers in the modern dance world. His male-roled  Swan Lake (1994) propel...

Today is the feast day of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, and also the birthday of the English composer Benjamin Britten (1913...

The Swiss physician and alchemist Paracelsus (1493-1541) has a fascinating, yet little explored relationship to the 17th century ph...

                                Bronzino's masterpiece Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time  is archetypal in its subject-matter and style ...

Recently, while browsing in a charity shop, I found a small brass square with numbers inscribed upon it. After purchasing it and taking ...