
New York Botanical Garden – Divine Miss M, Showcasing a Rose
The New York Botanical Garden will present 650 varieties of roses, including their new rose The Divine Miss M flowering for their Rose Garden Weekend June 1 & 2
The New York Botanical Garden will present 650 varieties of roses, including their new rose The Divine Miss M flowering for their Rose Garden Weekend June 1 & 2
Eternity Buddah in Nirvana a sculptural work by Chinese artist Xu Zhen commissioned for the NGV Triennial promotes cross-cultural understanding and appreciation
A belief gold and gemstones had an effect on the affairs of many has not been limited to any culture and tokens of human affection were jewelled objects of love
In 18th century Europe aesthetics was a field of study . Beautiful works were seen as thought provoking, but clearly distinguished from those considered sublime
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York has on display an ancient bronze sculpture Sleeping Eros, one of the finest examples in the world in a class of its own
She clothed herself with garments which the Graces and Hours made for her and dyed in flowers of spring – such flowers as the Seasons wear – in crocus and hyacinth and flourishing violet and the rose’s lovely bloom, so sweet and delicious, and heavenly buds, the flowers of the…
The St John’s Rose was bred for the Cathedral gardens at St Johns’ Cathedral Brisbane to celebrate all those people who contributed to its completion in 2008
Aphrodite, Adonis, Apollo, Artemis…are about ennoblement of form in Ancient Greece. Its visual remains, its architecture, ceramics, and most especially the statues of male and female bodies are for many aesthetically beautiful. But how can so many things be beautiful in Ancient Greece when they are entirely dissimilar? Is beauty…