In most cases, people contented themselves with decorating a building with Art Nouveau ornaments instead of implementing the new style in the entire building. The Art Nouveau style had a sublime effect, above all because it was mainly wealthy citizens who...

Some people find it rude or stingy to give unwanted gifts away. Others, on the other hand, consider it a form of recycling, where an item may still fall into the right hands and can be put to good use. However, you must be careful when re-gifting so that nobody notices. If you keep the following principles in mind, you can re-gift gifts that are less useful to you without anyone noticing and without having a guilty conscience.

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Rococo is the epoch of European art in the 18th century. It follows the Baroque and merges into Classicism. 

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Typical technical terms that describe Rococo works of art: Balustrade. Balustrade consisting of small columns and pillars and located on balconies or staircases. Bozzetto. First artistic design on a smaller scale...

Sculpture in the Rococo period was used almost exclusively for the sculptural decoration of buildings, both in the interior and on the façade. Sculptural figures were also used to decorate gardens. As in...

The Rococo art style emerged in France as a reaction to the era of Louis XIV, whose reign produced an art characterised by gravitas, dignity and pomp. After his...

Rococo painting is characterised by its preference for colour, especially for delicate pastel shades. Colourful chalk was used to paint on the roughened ground, which made it easier to correct the...

Between the 12th and 15th centuries, the social world view was determined by Christianity and the burgeoning growth of cities, which gave the people of this era a new self-confidence and new opportunities for development. This era is known as the Gothic period, although the origin of the name is unclear. It is assumed that the followers of the subsequent Renaissance style used the word "Gothic" as a synonym for "barbaric", as they were modelled on Roman antiquity.

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In the Gothic period, sculpture was mainly used to decorate ecclesiastical buildings. Capitals, pinnacles and cornices were decorated with sculptures. The columnar nature of Gothic sculpture is typical. The figures appeared elongated...

Painting did not play a special role during the Gothic period. Due to the reduced wall surfaces of the buildings, there was also less space for paintings as decoration. The Gothic pointed vault was also less suitable for...