Art and Architecture, mainly

History, art history and architecture of Britain & Empire, Europe, Mediterranean & North America, 1640-1940.

09 May 2026

rebuilding Goethehaus Frankfurt post-WW2

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Model of the Goethe House before the renovation in 1775 Frankfurt was hit by a very large air raids of WW2 in March 1944. Av­oid­ing Germa...
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06 May 2026

Giuseppe Arcimboldo Prague court

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Giuseppe Arcimboldo   (1526–93) was c36 when he left Italy to be­come a court portraitist to  Hapsburg emperors Ferdinand I, Max­imil­ian II...
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05 May 2026

Pope Benedict IX: very young, often enthroned

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Theophyl­ac­t­us of Tusculum  (c1020–c1056) became the youngest pope ever as  Pope Benedict IX . The date of his birth was uncer­t­ain but ...
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03 May 2026

I am a great grandmother !!!

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My maternal grandmother had 3 daughters, the oldest being my mother. My mother had 3 children, with me being the oldest. I knew that having ...
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02 May 2026

Wallis Simpson: Britain's royal drama.

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Duke and Duchess of Windsor,  wedding day June 1937  photograph by Cecil Beaton.  Britannica A familiar story was that handsome, popula...
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