A blog dedicated to unearthing less familiar stories from the past, prancing in the footnotes of mostly Parisian history of the 17th and 18th centuries. Culture&Stuff sniffs out the lost gems of Paris, dusts them off, has a good look and adds them to its ever-growing cabinet of curiosity.
19 July 2012
Film producers, as a species, are notoriously risk averse creatures, which is why it's always a special joy when a film that doesn't have dollar signs written all over it slips...
How the Revolution exposed the dark side of the art of Johann Zoffany
22 June 2012
A few weekends ago I went to the Royal Academy of Art’s exhibition (sadly now closed) on 18th century painter Johann Zoffany (1733-1810). Zoffany is largely known for his ‘conversation...
Madame Jeanne Guyon: The Accused Witch Who Defied King Louis XIV
11 April 2012
Culture&Stuff’s very first guest post, by Nancy Carol James, PhD French culture in the 17th century demonstrated an amazing energy for spiritual and religious questions. One...