Wenceslaus Hollar was a 17th-century Bohemian etcher who fled Prague and made London his home. His before and after views of the Great Fire of 1666 remain some of the most fascinating documents of this seismic event.

The Doctrine of Signatures claimed that plants reveal their medicinal uses through their physical appearance. Modern science has debunked the theory, but the extraordinary artwork it inspired lives on. Today we're taking a closer look.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi created some of the most widely circulated images of Rome ever made, drawn as much from his imagination as from the ruins in front of him. Today we're taking a closer look at the multidisciplinary artist whose prints shaped how the world saw ancient Rome. Let's go!

Sea monsters have been a fixture of human art for thousands of years, from ancient Greek pottery to Renaissance sea charts to Edo period woodblock prints. Today we're taking a closer look at the different ways mysterious and fantastical sea creatures have inspired artists throughout the world, and through the centuries. Let's go!

Braque and Picasso are usually credited with inventing collage in 1912. The reality is more complicated, and more interesting. Today we're taking a closer look at the long, surprising history of collage art. Let's go!

We recently visited Surgeons' Hall Museum in Edinburgh, home to one of the world's oldest surgical institutions. From the recreated Anatomy Theatre to the infamous Burke and Hare collection and the surprising Sherlock Holmes connection, the History of Surgery Gallery is one of the most remarkable museum experiences in Scotland.

Joseph Maclise, a surgeon and illustrator, published an extraordinary book that elevated medical illustration. Today we're learning about his book, Surgical Anatomy, and studying some truly mesmerising studies of the human body as you've never seen them before.

In 1601, a Jesuit priest in Antwerp published a book of 100 allegorical engravings designed to communicate complex ideas. It was part illustrated guide, part work of art, and it remains one of the most visually inventive books of the entire Baroque era. Today we're taking a closer look at Jan David's Veridicus Christianus and the extraordinary images at its heart. Let's go!

Discover Paulus Pontius, the Flemish engraver who turned Rubens' paintings into prints seen across seventeenth-century Europe, and later worked with Van Dyck and Jordaens