Tim Smith-Laing holds a DPhil on early modern mythography from Merton College, Oxford
The crotchety cult legend is giving art lessons on TV – and it’s all surprisingly charming
This triumphant double bill brims with emotion – from the pain of loss to the pleasures of beauty
These modern monsters may look lonely, but they’re familiar figures – descendants of the Parisian beasts of Viollet-le-Duc and Charles Meryon
The Decameron is but one of the historical touchstones that commentators have turned to during the health crisis. But do they really help us orientate ourselves?
Potatoes orbit around barstools and beer spurts out of coasters in the whimsical worlds explored by Sigmar Polke
A gathering of some 300 drawings at the Prado is a comprehensive guide to life in the artist's cruel and chaotic world
An exhibition in Munich explores the less familiar aspects of the portraitist’s work, including the support he gave to his peers
The artist is one of few to have attempted to illustrate Venus and Adonis
An interview with the Belgian sculptor, who discusses hope, suffering, bodies, and blankets
The baroque painter’s depictions of human suffering are extreme – but so was the violence of much early modern life
