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Nudes by Titian, Rubens and Schiele are now available to viewers on the adults-only subscription service
The hit series takes many of its visual cues from M.C. Escher – and a host of other films that have been inspired by the Dutch artist
Some unusual relationship advice has recently caught Rakewell’s eye. Next time you’re nursing a broken heart, why not try drawing your shoe?
The actor offered her services as a life model to the painter when she was 19. One can only wonder that she got away so lightly
The film noir starring Humphrey Bogart is back in cinemas – but the confusion over what happened to the statuettes of the falcon remains to be cleared up
Masterpieces of equestrian art are about to get some rainbow-coloured companions, thanks to an augmented-reality makeover
Making coffee might be considered an art form – but don’t forget the artistic possibilities offered by the substance itself
Now that the jeweller has found a painting in just the right shade of its corporate colours, can other brands be far behind?
We don’t know if the foreign secretary made it to the Palace of Knossos, but his career may soon be ancient history
Where Winckelmann and Walter Pater have trod, the tech entrepreneur follows
