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Elaborate, luxurious and costly styles, such as those worn by Marie-Antoinette, helped to alienate the court from the people
In an excerpt from his new book, the art historian discusses the return of performance and process in contemporary art
A survey of objects acquired between birth and death in early modern Europe that accompanies a Fitzwilliam exhibition
The 19th-century revision of received perceptions of French Rococo art
The French architect is the subject of two excellent new books
The monograph shows that Gentileschi was well regarded in her time
Magnus Resch conducted ten-year study
Joshua Decter’s book of essays raises questions it refuses to answer
Diane Arbus and her brother, the poet Howard Nemerov, are the subject of a new memoir-cum-history
Morland was an exceptional landscape painter and a great observer of social mores
Florence’s early Renaissance showpiece revolutionised painting—but how was it seen, and used, at the time?
The artist’s conventional beginnings belie his artistic proclivity for mockery. By Alexander Adams
Elizabeth Clegg examines a new survey
The mainstream Gothic architectural aesthetic was more fecund than any marginal “alternative”
The artist has been unfairly overlooked, but the major monograph accompanying a forthcoming show affirms his place among the finest Dutch masters
On the myriad meanings of Medieval speaking sculpture, artists’ models, mannequins and royalty in wax
Luca’s panels require multi-sensory perception and 3D thought
The hidden meaning of his paintings series is revealed
Book trade calls for self-policing as library thefts are growing problem
New book explores some of the myths of the international trade
Essays on the critic and curator Lawrence Alloway give a minor figure too much credit
Great architectural photographers have moved far beyond mere documentation
Artist and teacher Michael Craig-Martin’s insightful and entertaining memoir provides sage advice to younger artists
Bearded and berobed figures inspired artists including Schiele and Beuys
Painting lives on, but the critical terms stagnate and slacken, the art historian says
Lyn Rodley considers the relationship between Byzantine theology and the Great Church
Anna Somers Cocks is charmed by the story of Mr B, accompanied by a donkey and a stout umbrella
