The practice of reading tea leaves had its heyday during Victorian times, when fascination with the occult and self-analysis thrived. It was safer than other forms of divination and persists today.

The art of diatom designs didn't really make it into the 21st century.

"The Laboratory" by John Collier is an example of a "problem picture," paintings focused on characters caught in moral dilemmas that incited gossip amongst viewers.

Before women had pubic hair Scholar Peter Gay talks about "Exposed: The Victorian Nude" at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.

For decades there’s been disagreement about the best way to teach students to read, but from 2025 all students at Victorian government schools will be taught reading using phonics.

View A VICTORIAN LADY AND HER DAUGHTER READING FROM A BOOK by George Sheridan Knowles on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by George Sheridan Knowles.

Van Gogh's Houses at Auvers II, from a 200-strong private collection of priceless artworks, goes on display in a Reading cafe.

As a grand statement of ambition and self-confidence, the Euston Arch, erected in 1837, the year of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne, took some beating. So when the arch was pulled down in ...

Both like Victorian-era architecture and were attracted by the wealth of affordable late-19th century homes in the city. They started by looking in the Centre Park Historic District.

A STUNNING Victorian oil painting bought by a wealthy Accrington-born cotton mill owner for £800 sold for almost £1million at auction.

Love-Themed Event to be Held February 11, 2017 in Art Gallery @ 1pm St. Johnsbury, VT – January 6, 2017—For the third year running Northeast Storytellers host a special event in honor of the ...