Art History
The dead city
Romanticism rising from the rubble
Transports de joie
En route back to childhood at the Wallace Collection
What’s behind that enigmatic smile?
The author of a new novel about the Mona Lisa explores the history of the world’s most famous painting
Fabergé’s fabulous eggs
For decades, Carl Fabergé cast his spell over Russia and beyond
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young (and old) Man
The Wallace Collection’s Frans Hals exhibition shows the artist at his best
Nifty shades of grey
The National Gallery has surpassed itself, with a little help from its friends
Getting creative with history
The promise of John-Paul Stonard’s Creation is poisoned by a revisionist agenda
Stolen glories
Alexander Adams delves into two new books that examine the art theft of occupying armies in two different ages
Temple to craft and prestige
A beautiful and unusual book can lift the spirits of even the most jaded reviewer
Back to the drawing board: How the modernist cult captured architecture
Mark Alan Hewitt’s book is a welcome breath of sound common sense in a field where expensive insanity seems to have ruled the roost for far too long
Why I fear this censors’ charter
Nadine Dorries’s chilling Online Safety Bill invites professional activists to wipe anything they deem wrongthink from the internet
Should we take Kingsley Amis more seriously as a poet?
The acclaimed novelist harboured dreams of writing verse
The eye of the storm
Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque, Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Bull market
José Tomás is a titan of the bullring, but does he live up to his reputation?
Why won’t liberals tell the truth about immigration?
The British left want open borders — but won’t admit it
What drove the colonisation of the Caribbean?
Professor Jeremy Black discusses Caribbean society pre-Columbus
Pulsating panorama of a complex decade
A new history of the Interregnum rescues this forgotten period of history from oblivion
Before and after gould
Bach’s Goldberg Variations have a rich history that far transcend its modern association with Glenn Gould
We need to talk about Sex Education
Relationship and Sex Education classes for children are being taken over by outside providers with their own agenda
The Colston 4 and the fog of law
The politicised trial of the Bristol statue topplers shows the law surrounding protests is mired in confusion
This is not the time to appease Iran
Iranians are risking their lives to bring down their theocratic regime