Venus was her name

From Raphael and the mysterious Fornarina to Jan Steen with his flirtatious Margriet and Suzanne Valadon, who broke many hearts until she lost hers to a much younger man, Nick Trend explores five romances that made art history

Hokusai imagined a massive breaker about to crash on tiny fishing boats. Sandro Botticelli had his Venus float in her shell on a mere sea ripple. Large or small, soothing or frightening, waves have long captivated artists, finds Michael Prodger

The piece I’d never part with

When I read the itinerary for a recent trip to Texas, my heart sank when I realised that an entire afternoon was scheduled in the Kimbell Art Museum, in Fort Worth. I’m no art connoisseur. In fact, it

TALK about being overshadowed. Sculptor Andrea della Robbia, ...

Avoiding the curse of the figurative