Michaelina Wautier is one of the most compelling rediscoveries in Baroque painting. Working in 17th-century Brussels, she tackled subjects usually reserved for men, producing still lifes, portraits an

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Exaggerating her beetling monobrow and wispy dark moustache in self-portraits, the artist Frida Kahlo was a female force to be reckoned with, unafraid to pour her heart onto the canvas. Only last autu

With his vivid Grand Prix studies, James Stevens has become a true master of portraits, even when the star subject is limited to a pair of eyes peering out from a full-face helmet. Visitors to his sta

Every room scheme in this smart west London home, created by Hám Interiors, illustrates how being confident with colour pays off