New Old Time

Collection of extraordinary seashells including Venus Comb Murex, Queen Conch, Triton's Trumpet and Cowrie arranged on wet sand at golden hour with gentle waves in soft focus background

Conchology: The Art and Science of Shells

For centuries, shells were among the most coveted objects in the world — collected by emperors, traded across continents, and studied by naturalists who saw in their geometry the deepest...

Conchology: The Art and Science of Shells

For centuries, shells were among the most coveted objects in the world — collected by emperors, traded across continents, and studied by naturalists who saw in their geometry the deepest...

View of Delft from the south bank of the Kolk harbor today, the Nieuwe Kerk tower rising above historic brick buildings reflected in calm water under a dramatic Dutch cloudy sky

Vermeer and the View of Delft: The Most Beautif...

Around 1660, Johannes Vermeer painted the only cityscape of his career — a view of his hometown of Delft from the south bank of the River Schie that would become...

Vermeer and the View of Delft: The Most Beautif...

Around 1660, Johannes Vermeer painted the only cityscape of his career — a view of his hometown of Delft from the south bank of the River Schie that would become...

View up Ludgate Hill toward St. Paul's Cathedral on a bright sunny day with red double-decker buses and pedestrians in warm golden light

James Bateman and the Golden Age of British Rai...

In the interwar years, British railway companies commissioned some of the finest graphic artists of the age to produce posters that transformed travel into an art form. James Bateman's 1939...

James Bateman and the Golden Age of British Rai...

In the interwar years, British railway companies commissioned some of the finest graphic artists of the age to produce posters that transformed travel into an art form. James Bateman's 1939...

Flock of American flamingos wading in a shallow Florida Keys wetland at golden hour, coral pink plumage glowing in warm sunrise light with mangroves reflected in still water

Audubon and The Birds of America: The Most Ambi...

Between 1827 and 1838, John James Audubon published The Birds of America — 435 hand-colored aquatint plates in the Double Elephant Folio format, documenting every bird species known in North...

Audubon and The Birds of America: The Most Ambi...

Between 1827 and 1838, John James Audubon published The Birds of America — 435 hand-colored aquatint plates in the Double Elephant Folio format, documenting every bird species known in North...

Victorian geologist's desk with ammonites, crystals and sedimentary rock specimens beside open leather-bound reference books with geological diagrams, hammer and magnifying glass lit by a Victorian oil lamp

Victorian Earth Science: Geology, Palaeontology...

In the 19th century, geology and palaeontology transformed humanity's understanding of the Earth and its history. Victorian scientists mapped deep time, named the great geological eras, and revealed a planet...

Victorian Earth Science: Geology, Palaeontology...

In the 19th century, geology and palaeontology transformed humanity's understanding of the Earth and its history. Victorian scientists mapped deep time, named the great geological eras, and revealed a planet...

Dutch 19th century floral still life with tulips, hyacinths, narcissus, irises and lilies in a ceramic vase on a dark wooden table, warm golden light in the manner of Dutch Golden Age painting

Arentina Arendsen and the Art of Dutch Botanica...

Arentina Hendrica Arendsen was one of the 19th century's most accomplished botanical still life painters. Working in Haarlem at the height of the Dutch bulb industry, she contributed to Haarlem's...

Arentina Arendsen and the Art of Dutch Botanica...

Arentina Hendrica Arendsen was one of the 19th century's most accomplished botanical still life painters. Working in Haarlem at the height of the Dutch bulb industry, she contributed to Haarlem's...