Isobel Williams’s treatment of selected poems is literary charcuterie, as neat as it is naughty

Robert Thicknesse on Rossini’s extraordinary de-cluttering of the musical atmosphere

Digital art: the millennial trend

Auction houses have enjoyed a stellar pandemic, but could their online success prove a curse?

Alexander Adams delves into two new books that examine the art theft of occupying armies in two different ages

The Grand National and the culture of horseracing in art and literature

Placing the poems of Pre-Raphaelite muse Elizabeth Siddal in context

Muted celebrations, concerns of relevance and controversial origins — Alexander Larman delves into the RSC at 60

Michael Prodger tracks the story of a lost masterpiece

Bullfighting was a lifelong fascination for Francis Bacon and played an increasingly important role in his work, his high-risk approach matching that of the matador