Dress codes shown in 18th-Century art can tell us a lot ... The subjects of the paintings are dressed in the clothing they were permitted to wear according to their place in the hierarchy, a ...

Fashion, made from textiles and finery ... "The cultural and social significance of Black figures in 18th-century European art serves as a reminder of how deeply entangled visual culture was ...

the paintings’ unusual subject matter and the period’s social perceptions around destitution — a widespread, intractable condition in 18th-century Brescia. Poverty is fundamental to the ...

We can thank the American women who steward, deliver, process and transport our mail – and for putting their stamp on our ...

David Pullins, a curator of European painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, argues that 18th-century French art ... the arabesque was out of fashion by the time the latter’s ...

New research has revealed the fascinating life story of a once anonymous Black boy in a grand 18th-century English portrait ... of paper on the floor in the painting. Absent from this list is ...