Between Heaven and Earth: Angels of the Renaissance
Portrayals of angels abound in popular culture. With compelling personalities and forceful wills, angels appear as heroes and villains in books and film and on television, interacting with humans as friends, antagonists, allies, even...
Wings and Light
So we think these captures of Italian model-artist Emanuele Zappariello by Polish artist Agnieszka Lorek could have been lifted from some cobweb-covered Renaissance-era masterpiece hidden away in an Italian castle somewhere. Don’t you? Who...
Featured Artist: Brooke Hummer
We felt that this issue could not possibly be complete without the work of Chicago artist Brooke Hummer, who pays homage to the glories of art history as well as the modern—and glam, and...
When Women Painted the Renaissance
They had names like Sofonisba and Lavinia and most of all Artemisia. They were brilliant and gifted and (sometimes)
ferocious—because they had to be, sure, and perhaps also because they wanted to be. They were...
A Shout-Out To Renaissance Animals
On these pages we feature all manner of iconic, dramatic, thunderous art—from gossamer-gowned goddesses to avenging Biblical heroines, high-minded (yet questionable) angels to the occasional rakish courtier, and more. But we’d also like to...
Warrior Queen
ELIZABETH EBSWORTH PHOTOGRAPHY
Her oath unbroken, sacrifice unspoken,
She hails the coming of winter.
The rule was golden, the summer beholden,
Until the green began to redden and crisp.
Barren the earth will become,
And so she returns,...
Wild Talisman: The Ceramic Art of Janine Hardy
Enchanted Living: You say that you create spirit guardians in the form of handmade ceramic animals. Can you describe what a spirit guardian is?
Janine Hardy: A spirit guardian is a mystical being, often depicted...
Featured Artist: Tuesday Riddell
A quick scroll through Tuesday Riddell’s Instagram feed will yield brief yet dizzying captions like these: “birds decorating branches with foxglove flowers,” “raindrop-laced web,” “cluster of ladybirds hibernating in the curl of an autumn...
Make Your Own Gossamer Dew Necklace
I’ve always wished I could wear strings of dew-laden spider silk, so I played around with some hot glue and cabochons to create this necklace you see here. It’s my little homage to one...
My Mother, The Queen
Text and photography by Steve Parke
A Queen in the Forest: Capturing the Magic of My 87-Year-Old Mother
I’ve photographed countless people in my decadeslong career—including the artist Prince, over many years as his art director...