Art History

What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere

How can we appreciate art in alienating times?

His controlled charnel house gave the painter a peerless understanding of horses

On the enduring allure of celebrity cast-offs

The fault lay in the dirty minds of the viewers, he said

Maverick John Harris embarked on the closest Britain has ever got to an architecture museum

The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition

A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books

The great Belgian painter could enliven the most mundane scenes

Rich insights into eras of incessant bloodletting