The 32-year-old artist, who has spent the past three years in Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province, China's "porcelain capital", ...

When choosing the best camera for portraits, several key factors come into play. The right lens is essential for achieving flattering focal lengths and creating a beautifully blurred background, but ...

The silent film festival which is centred in the oldest purpose built cinemas in Scotland takes place in March. Hippfest is back for its 15th edition from 19 to 23 March 2025 at the Hippodrome Cinema ...

Meet Thomas Lamb, the De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) graduate who is aiming to transform people’s nights out as well as supporting local venues to thrive. Thomas’s app, NiteGuide, makes it ...

Rather than a formal entrance in a royal car, the princess stepped off the minibus holding hands with a little girl as the school trip arrived at the National Portrait Gallery. The head teacher ...

so it is unsurprising that this little head carved from mammoth ivory is likely the earliest personal portrait in the world. Many artifacts from Dolní Věstonice, including this sculpted head ...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson And His Friends A Series of 25 Portraits and Frontispiece In Photogravure From The Negatives Of Mrs. Julia Margaret Cameron And H.H.H. Cameron Reminiscences By Anne Thackeray ...

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WASHINGTON — The portraits of former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were removed from the Pentagon after Defense ...

Marking 50 years since the composer’s death, the Carduccis inaugurate a five-concert odyssey through the complete string quartets – works that enshrine his inner life, loves and closest friendships.