The pioneer of the Fairy Tale: Madame d’Aulnoy

Portrait of Madame d’Aulnoy. Image from Wikimedia. Fairy tales remain one of the predominant literary genres during childhood due to their timelessness and wonder-inducing quality. The style was made popular by writers like Charles Perrault or the Grimm Brothers...

Julie Manet: Impressionism’s most famous girl

Child with Cat, Pierre August Renoir. Oil on canvas, 1887. Musée d’Orsay, Paris. You may have seen her face many times without knowing who she was. Born in 1878 in Paris, Julie Manet was the daughter of famous painters Berthe Mirosot and Eugene Manet....

The story of Eugenia Martinez Vallejo

Eugenia Martinez Vallejo, Clothed. Juan Carreño de Miranda. Oil on canvas, c. 1680. Image from Museo del Prado. Born 1674 in Bárcenas, Spain, Eugenia Martinez Vallejo is known for featuring in two paintings by artist Juan Carreno de Miranda. Known for...

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