Adige River in Verona, Italy
The Adige is the second longest river in Italy after the Po, rising in the Alps in the province of South Tyrol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland, flowing 410…
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Common Drama: Baroque Music and Art
The Baroque period, spanning from approximately 1600 to 1750, was a time of extraordinary cultural and artistic flourishing across Europe. Emerging in the wake of the Renaissance, this era brought a shift toward heightened emotional expression, dramatic intensity, and grandeur in all creative endeavors. The Baroque style touched every facet of human expression, from music…
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Green, Gray and White in The Berner Oberland
The Berner Oberland, is the higher part of the canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the southern end of the canton, and one of the canton’s five administrative regions (in which context it…
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List of Quebecois Artists
A Simeonie Amagoalik Raymonde April Madeleine Arbour Siasi Atitu B Jeff Barnaby Germaine Beaulieu Sylvie Bélanger Jean Berger (painter) Treffle Berthlaume BGL Louis Boekhout Blanche Bolduc Paul-Émile Borduas Patrick Bouchard Simone Mary…
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Biography: Amélie Lundahl
Amélie Lundahl (1850-1914) was a prominent Finnish artist known for her delicate and emotive paintings, particularly her portraits and genre scenes. She played a significant role in the Finnish art scene during…
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Crossroads in Mürren, Switzerland
Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,638 metres (5,374 ft) above sea level and it cannot be reached by public road. It…
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Repatriation of Art: Justice or Politics?
Imagine walking through the Louvre, your eyes soaking in the grandeur of the art when you stumble upon the Mona Lisa. Now, picture this: What if, tomorrow, the Mona Lisa was no…
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Biography: Ferdinand Hodler
Ferdinand Hodler (March 14, 1853 – May 19, 1918) was a Swiss painter who made significant contributions to the development of Symbolism and later became a leading figure in the Symbolist and…
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Walking Through Balzers, Liechtenstein
The proof of continuous settlement in Balzers can be found from the early Stone Age (about 3000 B.C.), to the modern day. Historically, the present-day form of the village consists of two…
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View From Mürren
Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,638 metres (5,374 ft) above sea level and unreachable by public road. Tourism is popular through…
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Overlooking Zurich From the Lindenhof
This spot provides a glorious view of the Old Town, Grossmünster Church, City Hall, the Limmat river, the university and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Lindenhof was also the scene of…
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The Bessières Bridge
While in Lausanne, Switzerland, this summer, I enjoyed the views and photographic opportunities that the Bessières Bridge gave me. It didn’t hurt that the weather was beautiful at the time. The Bessières…
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Schilthorn’s Observation Deck as a Photographer’s Paradise
Perched high in the Swiss Alps, the Schilthorn observation deck offers more than just a dizzying altitude; it presents a gateway to capturing some of the most breathtaking landscapes in Europe. Known…
