Dogged work uncovers rembrandt secret

On the morning of 4 August 1577, the good Christian folk of Bungay assembled in St Mary’s Church for their regular Sunday service. But more sinister forces were also gathering in the Suffolk town. Dar

The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor ...

Together with ancient armour, Egyptian cats and illuminated manuscripts, this year’s Frieze Masters sees a colourful work by an even more colourful character, a Nigerian prince who set out to make ‘contemporary Yoruba traditional art’

How economic prosperity paved the way for the Dutch Golden Age

Whether it’s their distinctive fur pattern, or the Disney film, the Dalmatian is an instinctively recognisable breed with a history that makes it no surprise that Cruella De Vil was so interested. Whi

At the foot of the stairs up to the Bethlem Museum of the Mind in Beckenham, south London, are two massive writhing naked male figures by 17th-century sculptor Caius Gabriel Cibber, known as Raving Ma