Martin Kemp
Martin Kemp is Emeritus Professor of the History of Art, Trinity College, Oxford and author of Heavenly Visions: Dante and the Art of Divine Light (Lund Humphries, 2021).
Let there be light
Raphael’s masterful depiction of divine light owes much to Dante, who incorporated the latest
optical thinking in his visionary poetry
Run from “Rabbits”
Hugo Rifkind’s new novel is like a warm bath turning cold
Not everyone should be in therapy
Over-medicalisation hurts the healthy and the suffering alike
British politics is Gething worse and worse
Identity is being prioritised over competence and ambition
The first futurist
There is more to Daniel Defoe than Moll Flanders and Robinson Crusoe
Carelessness in the community
Who are the “community leaders” who are currently shaping police policy in Birmingham?
Addicted in art
What role should suffering play in creativity and the consumption of art?
Is Britain’s future still being determined in Europe?
The European Court of Human Rights continues to shape policy here in the UK
Israel off the leash
For Benjamin Netanyahu, continuing the war is a matter of political survival, and he goes to America to raise support, not to listen to calls for peace
Yachts wrong with the world
Donald Trump, whiteness, superyachts and other evils