Paulus Nomadicus

Bent on seeing and travelling to as many places as possible in a lifetime my journeys continue to take me to the four corners of the globe. Living and working, immersing in cultures as much as I can and observing, enjoying the societies, surroundings and sights on my nomadic hitherings and thitherings. Having a lowly Associates degree in Art History my education goes on in life and experience, but also book and pen (or ya…internet). Communicating through art and interaction I also write fiction/historical fiction, and  hope to be published..hehe, one day. Through my passion for art and it’s myriad synonyms I write very happily for Kunstpedia, and hope to hear from you soon in the columns. Remember what ‘ol Cicero said: “Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature”.

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Victorian pop-culture: The Three Penny Paper

Being a 19th Century freak, I am fascinated by pop-culture-art of the Three Penny Paper, or the Penny Dreadful.


In stark opposition to the serious tones of fine art of the 1800’s illustrated papers reflected the satirical side of Victorian culture; cynical, darkly humorous and critical of society. Punch, or The London Charivari as it was also known was definitely the most popular. Started in London in 1841 this weekly paper became an icon of British pop culture, the beak-nosed Punch character was taken from the medieval puppet show Punch & Judy,  and was read by the likes of Queen Victoria herself.



A Prussian Pantheon - Altes Museum, Berlin

          1828; Kaiser William III dedicates the Altes Museum …’to the study of all antiquities and the free arts’. Berlin re-emerges as a center for art and culture after years of European conflict. Now part of The Prussian Cultural Heritage Fo...




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