Utterly interesting

John Thomson’s 1870s photographs capture the grit and grace of Victorian London — from costermongers to street sweepers. A rare look at life beneath the city’s polished veneer.

A painting like this is bound to draw anyone in, and also arouse some questions in regard to it's back story. What makes it even more fascinating is that the pale breasts, framed by swirling fabric, were painted by the artist herself, Sarah Goodridge, an accomplished miniaturist born in 1788, on a small ivory plate. The intrigue deepens when you find out that, in 1828, Goodridge sent this particular miniature, carefully enclosed in a leather case with two clasps, to the newly

Salvador Dalí was never one to shy away from pushing boundaries. Whether it was his surrealist paintings, sculptures, photography, films,...