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The Mona Lisa painting behind bulletproof glass in an empty Louvre museum gallery with warm lighting and gilded frame

The Smile That Conquered the World: The Mona Li...

She has been the most famous painting in the world for just over a century. Before 1911, the Mona Lisa was celebrated but not uniquely so. It took a theft,...

The Smile That Conquered the World: The Mona Li...

She has been the most famous painting in the world for just over a century. Before 1911, the Mona Lisa was celebrated but not uniquely so. It took a theft,...

French architect's drafting table from 1878 with neo-medieval villa architectural drawing brass compass set square and ruling pen in afternoon light

Beauty for Everyone: Paul and Albert Leseine an...

In 1878, Architecture Nouvelle began publishing the work of two brothers from the Parisian suburbs whose villas were unlike anything else being built in France. Paul and Albert Leseine designed...

Beauty for Everyone: Paul and Albert Leseine an...

In 1878, Architecture Nouvelle began publishing the work of two brothers from the Parisian suburbs whose villas were unlike anything else being built in France. Paul and Albert Leseine designed...

British traveler's desk with leather passport London Underground map teacup Tower Bridge postcard

Two Thousand Years Along the Thames: The Monume...

London is not one city but many, layered across two thousand years of history along the banks of the Thames. From Tower Bridge to the Gherkin, from Westminster Abbey to...

Two Thousand Years Along the Thames: The Monume...

London is not one city but many, layered across two thousand years of history along the banks of the Thames. From Tower Bridge to the Gherkin, from Westminster Abbey to...

Macro photograph of a dragonfly resting on a stem showing intricate transparent wing venation in natural light

Natural History for Everyone: Lorenz Oken, the ...

In 1833, Lorenz Oken began publishing the Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände — Universal Natural History for All Classes. A radical idea: that science should be beautiful, accessible, and shared...

Natural History for Everyone: Lorenz Oken, the ...

In 1833, Lorenz Oken began publishing the Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände — Universal Natural History for All Classes. A radical idea: that science should be beautiful, accessible, and shared...

Open Victorian astronomy book with lunar phase diagrams on a wooden desk

The Moon Made Legible: Smith’s Illustrated Astr...

In 1849, Asa Smith published a small illustrated volume that would become one of the most widely used astronomical textbooks of the mid-19th century. Smith’s Illustrated Astronomy made the mechanics...

The Moon Made Legible: Smith’s Illustrated Astr...

In 1849, Asa Smith published a small illustrated volume that would become one of the most widely used astronomical textbooks of the mid-19th century. Smith’s Illustrated Astronomy made the mechanics...

Finished hand-embroidered tablecloth with roses and pansies draped over a dark wooden table in candlelight — Pre-Raphaelite atmosphere inspired by Millais Mariana 1851

She Only Said: Mariana from Shakespeare to Tenn...

She has been waiting since 1603. Shakespeare gave her the name, Tennyson gave her the voice, and Millais gave her a face. The story of Mariana — from a minor...

She Only Said: Mariana from Shakespeare to Tenn...

She has been waiting since 1603. Shakespeare gave her the name, Tennyson gave her the voice, and Millais gave her a face. The story of Mariana — from a minor...