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The work of the French court sculptor François Girardon is synonymous with the reign of Louis XIV
A biography of the art dealer is an exemplary work of journalism and research
He is famous for his Lives, but his drawings deserve attention, too
Publication includes interviews with almost 100 art-world figures such as Maja Hoffmann and Damien Hirst<br> <br>
Richard Benson reflects on his travels with the photographer
The artist combined provocative sex and pristine classicism in his photographs, but no one followed his lead
A new book by Noam Elcott unearths the role of mediated darkness in cultural history
The art historian examines the long legacy of the Baroque painter
Scholarly assessment is greatly hampered by the lack of detail on where and how the objects were acquired
The complete collection of Francis Bacon’s paintings is published—at last
The writer seriously collected maiolica—and enjoyed its light relief and eroticism
Recent scholarship examines the social context
The cultural intersection of power, patronage and politics
This account of Islamic arms and armour is superb, but a complete catalogue would have been better
The mastery of his art and that of his Venetian contemporaries
Long in the making, the catalogue of her collection has been worth the wait
The artist's new book is confused and lacking in rigour
The complete works of the illustrator, presented in all their “corrupting” glory
The Ayyubid glories of Syria, now mostly in ruins
The iconoclasms of the English Reformation may shed light on today’s cultural destructions
Did the arts really flourish the Pope's patronage?
Rachel Rose and Howie Chen are among the first artists to work on the new project
How Ellsworth Kelly’s art came of age
The source of a major change in icon painting may have been discovered
A new book on the movement draws lessons on the dangers of eclecticism
The non-courtly manuscripts and miniatures of the al-Sabah Collection come together in a new publication
