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David V Barrett
The Angelus and the dignity of labour
London's National Gallery is marking the 150th anniversary of Jean-François Millet's death with an exhibition celebrating his portrayal of rural workers in northern France; this writer finds the works infused with theological themes
'Grandeur is replaced with subtlety' in this unique exhibition of masterpieces at Buckingham Palace
if you’ve been to any previous exhibitions at the former queen’s gallery, now the king’s gallery, at buckingham palace (i’ve covered several...
Van Gogh's swirling intensity finally gets a viewing at National Gallery
"the painter of the future is a colourist such as there hasn’t been before,” vincent van gogh wrote to his brother theo shortly after he mov...
Fantasy: Realms of Imagination at the British Library
fantasy, as the exhibition at the british library in london points out, is both a means of escape and a way of viewing our own world through...
How a militaristic goddess became the Venus of Western art
venus and aphrodite by bettany hughes weidenfeld and nicolson, 241pp, £12.99/$17 whether we know her as the roman venus or the greek aphrodi...
Is that it? The National Gallery’s ‘immersive’ Leonardo show
i applaud the reasoning behind the national gallery’s exhibition leonardo: experience a masterpiece. people often spend just seconds in fron...
An Egyptian extravaganza that costs an arm and a leg
the tutankhamun exhibition at the saatchi gallery, near london’s sloane square, is on its third stop on a 10-country tour. it’s the last tim...
When people really believed in fairies
fairies: a dangerous history by richard sugg, reaktion books, 279pp, £9.99/$16.95 do you believe in fairies? many of us would say no, then p...
Hogarth was a great satirist, but a storyteller above all
william hogarth shone a bright light on the human condition in the mid 18th century. his social commentaries focused on immorality and hypoc...
William Blake review: a strangely utilitarian portrait of a visionary
william blake lies in bunhill fields cemetery in london, a couple of hundred yards away from the catholic herald’s office. his grave was rec...
How Britain laid claim to Leonardo
this year is the 500th anniversary of the death of leonardo da vinci – and if you’re planning a visit to london this summer, check out the e...
'We do not want pretty pictures': What Munch meant by the Scream
most people assume that the figure in edvard munch’s the scream is screaming. it’s not. it’s reacting to an event: “i felt a great scream pa...
The biblical ruler who wanted to be 'king of the world'
the “great and illustrious ashurbanipal” is mentioned in the bible, in ezra 4:10 – and there was good reason for him calling himself “king o...
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