The 19th century was the most dramatic period for ... and how they were judged during a period of rapid scientific advancement. ... Probably the most able European overland traveler in the ...

Orlando Figes’s “The Europeans” focuses on three people to recount the enormous changes in European society and culture during the 19th century.

At the beginning of the 19th century, though there had been some advances in medical knowledge, scientists still did not understand what caused disease. However, the production of better quality ...

Whatever else such a political picture may call to mind, it’s also a description of the state of philosophy across Europe in the early 19th century. During the 1830s and 1840s, ...

At the beginning of the 19th century, though there had been some advances in medical knowledge, scientists still did not understand what caused disease. Joseph Lister was able to make a much more ...

The Denver Art Museum will place 85 artworks in new galleries beginning Sunday as part of The 19th Century in European Art on display for visitors to see in its permanent collection.