Goya’s The Disaster’s of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra), 1810-1820 Between 1810 and 1820, the Spanish painter and print maker Fransisco Goya (1746–1828) produced a series of around 80 etchings he was to call … → October 19, 2015
The tragic artist
125 years ago today, in the rented room in the Auberge Ravoux, Vincent van Gogh died of an infection caused by a …
Surrounded by the Wall: Memories of a childhood in West Berlin (Part II)
Click here to read part one of Volkmar’s description of life in West Berlin before reunification. Volkmar has also hand-picked a selection …
Nelson Mandela and my political awakening
This morning the world woke up to the news millions had been dreading – the beacon of hope, freedom and reconciliation, Nelson …
Growing up in East Berlin
Long-distance relationships are a tricky thing to master. Not having to argue over banal things such as “toothpaste cap on or off?” …
The young men who shocked Victorian England
I had to wait a good while to get my hands on Neil McKenna’s latest book, Fanny and Stella. By the time …