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How Did Painting En Plein Air Revolutionize the Art World?

Few movements in art history have left a more profound and lasting impact than the shift to painting en plein air, or "in the open air." By leaving the confines of the studio, artists embraced the immediacy of nature and urban landscapes, creating works that celebrated light, color and the ephemeral beauty of life.

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Jewelry Earring Guide
Jewelry Earring Guide

  Stud: features a single gemstone or decorative element that sit...

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Jewelry Setting Guide
Jewelry Setting Guide

Know your settings: When selecting a piece of jewelry, whether to cele...

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Jewelry Chain Guide
Jewelry Chain Guide

Chain Styles Anchor - oval-shaped links, which are often thicker compar...

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Antique vs. Modern Diamond Cuts: What’s the Difference?
Antique vs. Modern Diamond Cuts: What’s the D...

Diamonds have long been revered as nature’s most exquisite creation, unm...

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Art of Illumination: Turn-of-the-century Lamp Makers You Should Know
Art of Illumination: Turn-of-the-century Lamp...

The turn of the 20th century was a golden era for decorative arts, when ...

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Horses in Art: The Equestrian Muse
Horses in Art: The Equestrian Muse

  Horses have long captivated the human imagination, embodying a b...

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The Art of the Samurai
Honor. Artistry. Tradition.

Step into the world of the samurai and discover how these historical guardians lived their lives through mesmerizing and functional works of art.

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Aged to Perfection: The Art and History of Wine
Aged to Perfection: The Art and History of Wine

A Journey Through the History of Wine: From Ancient Civilizations to Mod...

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Treasures in Silver: The Red McCombs Collection
Treasures in Silver: The Red McCombs Collection

Red McCombs was a larger-than-life figure whose entrepreneurial spirit a...

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Famous Gemstones in History: From Crowned Jewels to Curses
Famous Gemstones in History: From Crowned Jew...

If you ever read John Steinbeck’s novella The Pearl, you may recall the ...

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Chiaroscuro and Beyond: The Power of Pigments in Art
Chiaroscuro and Beyond: The Power of Pigments...

In the modern world, we rarely stop to think about the pigments behind t...

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Fox and Hound: The Evolution of Hunting
Fox and Hound: The Evolution of Hunting

Brief History of Hunting Whereas the topic of hunting animals might conj...

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Reveling in Rococo: An Exploration of an Ornate Era
Reveling in Rococo: An Exploration of an Orna...

Emerging in the wake of King Louis XIV's reign (1643-1715), the Rococo a...

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The Art of the Samurai: Extended Version
The Art of the Samurai: Extended Version

  Our recent virtual exhibition, The Art of the Samurai, was met with re...

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