Author: Hanneke Grootenboer

Grootenboer considers painting as a form of thinking in itself, rather than a subject of philosophical and interpretive thought.   While the philos...

A captivating historical look at the cultural and artistic significance of shells in early modern EuropeAmong natures most artful creations, shells...

In the early seventeenth century there was eager interest, among the leisured classes, in fruits from the Mediterranean and beyond, not least for t...