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NewsDesk MC June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Art History, Betel Leaf, British India, Colonial Attitudes, Colonial India, colonialism, Courtly Culture, cultural heritage, cultural history, David Ochterlony, east india company, EM Forster, hospitality, Indian history, Indian Traditions, James Forbes, Material Culture, Mughal India, Paan, Parsi History, Social Customs, South Asia, Thomas Roe, Visual History

From Royal Courts to Colonial Stigma: How Paan Lost Its Place as a Symbol of Refinement in India

“Once a marker of hospitality, status and cultivated sociability, paan was gradually recast under colonial rule as an unsanitary ‘native’

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NewsDesk MC May 24, 2026May 24, 2026 art analysis, Art History, beauty standards, BMI, body image, cardiovascular disease, cultural history, health, historical perspectives, hypothyroidism, Leonardo da Vinci, medical research, medicine, metabolism, Mona Lisa, obesity, obesity stigma, portraiture, public health, Renaissance art, saturated fats, social attitudes, trans fats, visual culture

Changing Ideals: Researchers and Art Historians Debate What Historical Portraits Reveal About Health and Beauty

“Suddenly, thin people became beautiful and the women who inspired artists for centuries were no longer considered attractive.” For centuries,

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NewsDesk MC April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Art Exhibition, Art History, Barbara Hepworth, British Art, contemporary art, Cornwall, cultural heritage, Elizabeth Forbes, Female Artists, Gillian Ayres, Imogen Bright Moon, Laura Knight, Making Her Mark, Museum Collections, Painting, Penlee House, Penzance, Regional Galleries, Sculpture, Textile Art, Tracey Emin, UK Galleries, Women Artists, Women in Art

UK Galleries Unite to Spotlight Women Artists in Landmark New Exhibition

“There is still so much more to say about women in art history — and even more to rediscover.” A