• An interview with Eric Fischl
• The rakish side of Raphael
• Andrea Palladio and the plague
• John Cage’s passion for mushrooms
Plus: the art of window dressing, a preview of Parcours des Mondes, the monumental achievements of the Olmecs – and the private individuals who are returning looted art
What would Jane Austen say?
Nothing gets a certain type of viewer more hot under the cravat than anachronisms in period drama – but the best inaccuracies are artistically liberating