The brush of an angel

Exhibition of the week Jenny Saville: The Anatomy ...

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In July 1575, Robert Dudley enlisted mythological figures to convince Elizabeth I to wed him. Exactly 450 years later, artist Lindsey Mendick reveals how and why she reinterpreted their encounter in her installation for Kenilworth Castle

Isabella d’Este, Marchioness of Mantua, bargained, cajoled and went behind her family’s back to get what she desired. Meet 16th-century Italy’s most formidable collector

PAINTING NOSTALGIA Artist Polly Mabel Nicolaou creates ...

A pound of flesh NEVER was an ...