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On publication in 1857, Charles Baudelaire's Les fleurs du mal caused a scandal. Its influence spread far beyond France and far beyond the 19th century.
Poet John Keats, in his short life, wrote some of the most beloved poems in the English language.
The Bible story of a daring young woman (Salome) demanding the head of John the Baptist has influenced poets, playwrights, painters, composers, and even dancers.
Take an intimate look at the Gods and Monsters that Caravaggio created during the Baroque Period.
Charles Baudelaire’s poetry was focused on modern experiences and his own deep insecurities and traumas. His collection Flowers of Evil revolutionized poetry.
Environmental art often relies on natural cycles of growth and decay and celebrates impermanence, which makes it difficult to preserve or study.
Rudolf Steiner believed that humanity had outgrown its need for leaders and messiahs and that spiritual progress required progressive art.
Henry Paget, the fifth Marquess of Anglesey, who loved expensive costumes and jewelry, turned to Arthur Conan Doyle when his jewels mysteriously disappeared.
