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Roses are red, violets are blue, but what does your birth month flower say about you?

With the renowned RHS Chelsea Flower Show coming up in London from 23 – 27 May, we rose to the...

Top 7 Bizarre & Eclectic Sneaker Ads

There’s a lot of competition out there for branded footwear, particularly for sneakers. So how...

The Secret Lives of Artists

From the grand studio homes of Victorian artists residing in their suits to the paint splattered...

Australia’s WWI Heroes on Film

Bridgeman Footage goes down under with clips of the Australian armed forces in World War One,...

Artists on Film

One of the beautiful things about the invention of the camera is the preservation of fleeting,...

Artists & their Muses: The women behind history’s greatest paintings revealed

Did you know that Botticelli’s ethereal faces were said to be of one woman, the beautiful...

Artist’s Resale Right: Ten Years On

Over the past ten years, the Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) has benefited countless artists and...

Poisson d’Avril — April Fools’ Day

Be on your guard… April 1 has arrived and it’s time to celebrate April Fools’ Day, an annual day...

Cutting-edge fashion: the slashed sleeve in Early Modern Europe

When you are being immortalised in paint, to be looked upon by family and friends for generations...

Top 10 Weird and Wonderful Easter Traditions

With Easter fast approaching, Christians around the world will soon commemorate the resurrection...

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