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In 1862 both The Hay Wain and The Flood at Saint-Cloud were brought together for the International Exhibition...

Arriving by way of the via-not...

Art history is an attempt to predict the past that the future will come from...

The funeral procession of Love followed by poets is heading towards the temple of Diana...

A friend testifies to the reality of one’s memories. A friend rescues the past from unreality...

In Vincent van Gogh's fragile condition, the strong, enduring trees with their anguished limbs seemed to echo Christ’s suffering...

In Genesis 21:8, Abraham’s making a great feast. There’s lots of hamburgers. Oh, yeah. And spaghetti...

Goya’s first big opportunity as an artist came in 1772...

What is self-determination in an algorithmic age?

Theoretically the insect could have been been trapped in the olive grove or the artist’s studio...

This small stone man shows the fathomless silent darkness in our past. He is the wordless night...

When an exhibition is devoted to a theme, its paintings take a backseat, often to the detriment of the paintings...

Constable’s work depicts a quiet, pastoral scene on the River Stour, which forms part of the border between Essex and Suffolk...

When it comes to matters of the courtroom, some cases are surely easier to empathise with than others. A sketch artist may have a personal connection to the plight of the accused or accuser...

Was Walter Benjamin correct in suggesting a relationship between art and fascism?

Su Shi’s work speaks beyond time and place and returns us to our shared life, our shared uncertainty, our shared search...