Thank you for the music

A cut-crystal bed, with associated mirrors and throne, sparkled at auction earlier this month, but no glamour could beat the prize that was the Union Flag flown by HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar

Clutter-free grandeur How the artist changed her untidy ways to create a stately studio workspace

The mischievous cultural commentator and diarist who changed the way museums think about the past

From a very young age, Michelle Farmer can remember being enthralled by her family’s many collections acquired during their voyages around the globe. ‘Travelling is in my blood: my parents, grandparen

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

The Rothschild name is famous throughout Europe: a family renowned for banking, vast fortunes, sumptuous houses and philanthropic acts. Recently, Britain lost Rothschild legend, Jacob, 4th Baron Roths