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On point – the wearing of lace has always been tied up with social status
Lace-making is an exacting craft – and who gets to wear the results is an equally delicate matter
Shifting sensibilities – how plein-air painting became all the rage
Once overlooked by both artists and collectors, the urgency of landscape studies holds an obvious appeal for modern audiences
James Morrison’s paintings take us on a journey into the unknown
The artist refused to paint people, preferring instead to focus on remote landscapes and natural phenomena
Why did European nobles go all gooey for waxworks?
They’re now little more than popular amusements – but with their discomfiting realism, wax effigies were once considered fit for royalty
The Finnish painter who longed for freedom
Akseli Gallen-Kallela is best-known for his pretty lakeside views, but he also yearned for political independence and spiritual fulfilment
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