First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
Netherworld
The Dutch golden age could be anything but for the painters
The erotic art book banned by a pope
A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books
Behind the scenes at the museums
The exhibits missing from the globe’s galleries and museums
A novel collector
The legacy left by art collector and novelist Hugh Walpole
A new madonna
On AI and authenticity
Aryan idol
On the surprising legacy of an iconic eleventh century sculpture.
When painters lose their sight
How the loss of vision can both help and hinder artists
Declining figures
British museums and galleries have yet to recover from Covid.
Saving a saint
Help is needed to secure a Franciscan miracle