Raphael
Let there be light
Raphael’s masterful depiction of divine light owes much to Dante, who incorporated the latest
optical thinking in his visionary poetry
Sex and Sanctity
There are wonders great and small in the Raphael exhibition at the National Gallery
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off
Enthralling eclecticism
Roberto Gerhard: Don Quixote, &c. (Chandos)
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation
Kemi Badenoch has a problem with the truth
From wokeness, to housing, to immigration her words don’t match the facts
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland