Raphael. Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay Raphael Biography and Legacy Raphael was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists of all...
Niccolò Paganini. See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons In today’s essay, we shall take a look at the life and legend of one of the most influential and celebrated violinists of...
O. Henry. See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons O. Henry Biography and Legacy O. Henry was an American writer who wrote short stories, non-fiction, and poetry. However, he is mostly known...
Alfred Dreyfus. Henri Roger-Viollet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons I am quite sure not many outside of France have heard of the name Alfred Dreyfus. In France, however, Dreyfus is often regarded as the...
Emile Zola. Étienne Carjat, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Emile Zola Biography and Legacy Emile Zola was a French writer and journalist, who was a significant figure in the political liberalization of France and an...
Edvard Munch’s most famous painting, The Scream. Image by Perlinator from Pixabay It is time for another essay on art, and this time the subject of the essay is none other than the great...
John Steinbeck. McFadden Publications, Inc.; no photographer credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons John Steinbeck Biography and Legacy John Steinbeck was an American writer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and...
A procession of Cagots, with duck or goose foot attached to their clothing, arrive on the banks of the Lapaca. Histoire épisodique du vieux Lourdes, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. In my last two...
Alex Haley. U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Alex Haley was an American writer and journalist, best known for his popular and acclaimed novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Haley is...
Image by Shawn Gaske from Pixabay Robert Johnson was an American blues musician and singer-songwriter, who is widely regarded as a master of the blues and one of the most influential musicians of the...