New Old Time

Heritage breed chickens in a rustic wooden coop at golden hour — Buff Orpingtons, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds and White Leghorns in warm afternoon light

F.B. Mills and the Art of the American Seed Cat...

In the spring of 1904, farmers across the northeastern United States opened their mailboxes to find a catalogue from F.B. Mills of Rose Hill, New York. On the surface, a...

F.B. Mills and the Art of the American Seed Cat...

In the spring of 1904, farmers across the northeastern United States opened their mailboxes to find a catalogue from F.B. Mills of Rose Hill, New York. On the surface, a...

The Colosseum in Rome at golden hour, warm amber light on the ancient stone facade, Roman cobblestones in the foreground, dramatic sky

Roma Eterna: What You Cannot Miss in the Eterna...

There is a moment that happens to almost every first-time visitor to Rome when the accumulated weight of the city becomes almost too much to hold. Rome is not a...

Roma Eterna: What You Cannot Miss in the Eterna...

There is a moment that happens to almost every first-time visitor to Rome when the accumulated weight of the city becomes almost too much to hold. Rome is not a...

Romani fortune teller laying Rider-Waite tarot cards on a blue velvet table, surrounded by thick pillar candles, lanterns and a crystal ball, bohemian mystical atmosphere

Pamela Colman Smith and the Tarot That Changed ...

In the autumn of 1909, Pamela Colman Smith completed seventy-eight watercolour drawings in a matter of months — one for each card of the tarot. The resulting Rider-Waite deck became...

Pamela Colman Smith and the Tarot That Changed ...

In the autumn of 1909, Pamela Colman Smith completed seventy-eight watercolour drawings in a matter of months — one for each card of the tarot. The resulting Rider-Waite deck became...

Redouté's early 19th century botanical studio with a Rosa Gallica watercolour in progress on the easel, a vase of roses, watercolour paints, fine brushes and quill pen on the worktable

The Raphael of Flowers: Redouté, Les Roses, and...

In 1798, Pierre-Joseph Redouté was summoned to Malmaison to document the rose collection of Joséphine Bonaparte. The result — published between 1817 and 1824 as Les Roses — is the...

The Raphael of Flowers: Redouté, Les Roses, and...

In 1798, Pierre-Joseph Redouté was summoned to Malmaison to document the rose collection of Joséphine Bonaparte. The result — published between 1817 and 1824 as Les Roses — is the...

Child of 8 years old assembling a Rousseau Tropical Forest with Monkeys puzzle on a bedroom floor, the jungle scene coming alive on the wall behind him

The Jungle in the Playroom: Henri Rousseau and ...

There is a quality in Henri Rousseau’s jungle paintings that children recognise immediately and adults spend years trying to describe — a way of seeing that treats every leaf, every...

The Jungle in the Playroom: Henri Rousseau and ...

There is a quality in Henri Rousseau’s jungle paintings that children recognise immediately and adults spend years trying to describe — a way of seeing that treats every leaf, every...

Victorian artist Jemima Blackburn sketching a giraffe from life at a zoological garden, sketchbook on her lap, warm afternoon light

Truth to Nature: Jemima Blackburn and the Art o...

In the Victorian era, most naturalists drew animals from dead specimens — stuffed, mounted, preserved. Jemima Blackburn refused. Her insistence on drawing animals from life, admired by both Darwin and...

Truth to Nature: Jemima Blackburn and the Art o...

In the Victorian era, most naturalists drew animals from dead specimens — stuffed, mounted, preserved. Jemima Blackburn refused. Her insistence on drawing animals from life, admired by both Darwin and...