It’s no secret that Van Dyck inspired generations of artists, but a new book paints a more nuanced picture of the painter’s reception
They're now little more than popular amusements – but with their discomfiting realism, wax effigies were once considered fit for royalty
The nature of modern conflicts and the demands of today’s media has led to a shift in the images produced by photojournalists
The painter’s contemporaries saw him as a successor to Sargent, but his depictions of Black and queer subjects may stand out more today
