Discover Square cows: an astonishing artistic fashion in 19th-century England Imagine a Victorian drawing room adorned with an imposing canvas: a gigantic, almost rectangular cow, perched on slender legs, looking as if it’s about to swallow a village. This is much more than a work of art: it’s a visual manifesto of power, wealth… and a certain aristocratic sense of humor. Welcome to the curious world of […] August 19, 2025August 19, 2025
Discover Go out Monuments and castles Fontevraud abbey: a unique experience in the heart of the Loire Valley In France, between Saumur and Chinon, in the heart of the Loire Valley, the Abbaye de Fontevraud is a timeless place. Founded nearly a thousand years ago, this abbey has enjoyed a rich history. From a major spiritual center to the royal necropolis of the Plantagenets and a terrifying prison, Fontevraud is now a formidable cultural […] July 31, 2025July 31, 2025
Discover Iconodiagnosis : when medicine meets art history What if certain works of art, long before the rise of modern medicine, preserved in spite of themselves the visible signs of disease? This is precisely the premise of iconodiagnosis: an approach at the crossroads of medicine and art history that involves identifying pathological signs in human representations from the visual arts – painting, sculpture, mosaic, illuminated […] June 2, 2025June 2, 2025
Discover Bordeaux Métropole restores its emblem: saving the stone bridge In Bordeaux (France), the stone bridge has been part of the lives of the city’s inhabitants since 1822, but this link between the two banks of the Garonne is sinking a few millimetres every year, a sinking that could eventually lead to the ruin of the structure. A major project has just been launched to […] May 27, 2025May 27, 2025
Discover The unusual story of the first Conclave, the ritual by which the new pope is elected Mysterious, solemn and steeped in history, the Vatican conclave is the process by which the cardinals elect a new pope. It is behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel, in an atmosphere steeped in centuries-old traditions, that the election is played out. But did you know that the Conclave has its origins in a particularly unusual […] May 6, 2025May 6, 2025
Discover Stolen golden toilets: the strange fate of Maurizio Cattelan’s work “America” In 2016, the contemporary art world welcomed a work that was unusual, to say the least: América, a functional toilet made entirely of 18-carat gold, designed by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Three years later, the work was stolen from an English palace. A look back at the history of the world’s most expensive throne! A golden […] April 14, 2025April 14, 2025
Edvard Munch’s The Scream: analysis of a masterpiece Edward Munch’s Scream is a particularly famous painting, it has even become an emoji! But what does this painting really tell us? Why did Munch paint this scream? Discover the hidden meanings behind this painting! Analysis. Edvard Munch: a troubled artist To understand the work of Edvard Munch (1863-1944) a little better, we must look […] April 20, 2021April 20, 2021
