Art History
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
The imagination of Ensor
The great Belgian painter could enliven the most mundane scenes
From the Trojan War to conflict in Ukraine
Rich insights into eras of incessant bloodletting
The second life of Pauline Boty
Critics should not drown this much-needed revival in emotive clichés
What’s in a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures’ name?
Should we refer to the Elgin Marbles or Parthenon Sculptures?
Why a great artist stopped painting
Even Dürer was probably a little surprised
Resurrecting Lavery
The decline of Sir John Lavery’s reputation was undeserved
The elephant in the avant-garde
The totalitarian trend in Modernism demands acknowledgement
History is a battleground
How the world struggles to protect its heritage
Aryan idol
On the surprising legacy of an iconic eleventh century sculpture.
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
A race to the bottom
Women should not give legitimacy to an appalling platform
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
A taste of history
Travel to Italy to savour the majestic “Barolo of the South”
Is this what winning looks like?
Reform UK supporters are growing weary of infighting and weak rhetoric
Graduation blues
On the sad decline of the British university
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
