LONDON.- The conclusion of a recent experiment monitoring what happens in our brains when we view art says that it is more than just good for your health – and can have a big impact on the nation’s happiness. In a series of pioneering brain-mappin…
Last Keats Love Letter in Private Hands for Sale Tomorrow at Bonhams; Dying Poet Pours Out Heart
LONDON.- An exceptionally rare and moving love letter from Keats to his fiancée Fanny Brawne is for sale tomorrow – 29 March – as the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits comes up for auction at Bonhams, New Bond Street. The last of Keats…
Extremely Rare and Important William Blake Letter on "The Last Judgement" for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- An extraordinary letter from William Blake to the painter Ozias Humphry describing in great and powerful detail his famous water-colour, The Last Judgement, is for sale as part of the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits at Bonhams on…
Extremely Rare and Important William Blake Letter on "The Last Judgement" for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- An extraordinary letter from William Blake to the painter Ozias Humphry describing in great and powerful detail his famous water-colour, The Last Judgement, is for sale as part of the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits at Bonhams on…
Extremely Rare Keats Love Letter Heads for Sale of Major Papers and Portraits at Bonhams
LONDON.- An exceptionally rare and moving love letter from Keats to his fiancée Fanny Brawne heads the sale of the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits at Bonhams on 29 March – already being described as the most exciting auction of its kind …
Extremely Rare Keats Love Letter Heads for Sale of Major Papers and Portraits at Bonhams
LONDON.- An exceptionally rare and moving love letter from Keats to his fiancée Fanny Brawne heads the sale of the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits at Bonhams on 29 March – already being described as the most exciting auction of its kind …
Arts & Letters Daily Founder Denis Dutton Dies
WELLINGTON (AP).- Author, academic and founder of the popular Arts & Letters Daily website Denis Dutton has died in New Zealand, his family said Wednesday. He was 66. Dutton, professor of philosophy at New Zealand’s Canterbury University, had been dia…
Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer Receives the Order of Arts and Letters Award
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP).- Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has received one of Spain’s top awards for the arts. Niemeyer was given a medal for the Order of Arts and Letters award, created in 2008 to recognize people or institutions that help Spanish cul…