Quattrocento is formally the art period starting in 1401 with a competition to design the doors of Baptistry in Florence and ending in 1503 with the proclamation of Pope Julius II. The word, of course, comes from Italian number for four hu…

The Pied Piper of Hamelin also known as The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin is a story about a stranger, dressed in colorful clothes who came into the city of Hamelin, the western part of today's Germany. The city was heavily infested with rats, th…

Short analysis of character Othello by Shakespeare Othello (also titled The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor from Venice) is a well-known play written by William Shakespeare, for the first time performed at the beginning of the 17th century an…

Vaslav Nijinsky was a Russian dancer of Polish nationality, born in Ukraine, married to Hungarian in Argentina, whose career peaked in France, made tours across America and Africa, and was hospitalized in Switzerland. He died in England, i…

You probably heard about Oscar Claude Monet (1840-1926), but it is very likely his first name is new to you. His parents called him only by his first name, by the way, but this is not the only interesting trivia from a long and fruitful li…

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was a great Hungarian musician and composer, maybe the best pianist of all times, who left an impressive legacy of hundreds of compositions and arrangements. He showed unbelievable talent at a very early age and thi…

Angelica Kauffmann was probably the most famous female artist of the 18th century. She was extremely popular portraitist, portraying European royalty and other affluent people, historical painter and engraver, whose style can be described …