The 18th century saw the peak of the Age of Enlightenment. This was focused very much on reason (in various forms, some of which we don’t really use today), but also on values such as liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity and more. These values were all based on the (re)discovered idea that humans had power over […]
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The royal heads of the world, as well as the people surrounding them in their magnificent courts have always been way ahead of the curve in terms of fashion and style. The king, the queen, the princesses, princes, dukes and duchesses (as well as all other royal title carriers) were, at the peak of the […]
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Mood Board: Temple of Muses
Bernard Picart (or Picard) (1673-1733) was a French book illustrator and a noteworthy engraver of the first half of the 18th century. His most outstanding work is probably “Cérémonies et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde” (“Religious Ceremonies and Customs of All the Peoples of the World”), published between 1723 and 1737, which […]