After years of Art Deco dominance, pieces with symbols such as flowers, insects, swallows, serpents and crescent moons have come into favor.
Category: Victorian Era
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Profile: Virginia Nicholson
In “All the Rage,” the social historian Virginia Nicholson discusses the changing standards that bedeviled and enthralled a century of women.
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What the Impressionist Painter Camille Pissarro Saw in London
A writer used Camille Pissarro’s paintings of suburban London and a ‘lost’ railway as a lens for exploring the city’s history — and settling an arcane mystery.
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In Australia, a Revamped Victorian With a Moody Modernist Vibe
It’s not as scary as it sounds: ‘It’s just joyful and really easy to live in.’