Art History
Aryan idol
On the surprising legacy of an iconic eleventh century sculpture.
What survives of love
A splendid exhibition explores the history of romance
Victims of restitution
This obsession is obscuring important history
Rich portrait of our island nation
Le Brun has written a study of Britain imagined, Britain as it recently was, and of Britain becoming
Two portraits of troubled art scholars
A pair of debut novels revive the serious business of art history
The man who saved Italy’s art
The man, the schemes and the burglar-alarmed fortress that kept Italy’s artistic legacy away from German acquisition
Max Beckmann in Munich
A harried artist between the classical and the modern
Women on the edge
A feminist frame that doesn’t fit
Coarseness and viciousness
James Gillray could be cruel but was a fine propagandist
Insanity and death
Munch at the Musée D’Orsay
War destroys everything
Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror
Slavery did not create Britain’s wealth
A bogus narrative is obscuring history and diminishing our national pride
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
What makes a gentleman tick?
Of course, there are watches and there are watches, and then there are watches
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
Deconstructing the pro-EU fantasies of the FT
22.5 per cent agrifood export growth? They must be joking
Sloane danger
Obvious, expensive and tasteless, Azzurra’s food perfectly echoes Mr Angell’s ambience
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
Rishi goes a-wooin’
The Prime Minister was an extremely nervous suitor trying to impress some very sceptical rural in-laws
The secrets of familial suffering
Recovering from the burden of generational pain can be a private act
