What great paintings say

The secret meaning of Vermeer’s art

How and why women fall through history’s gaps

For many of us, fallen leaves are a regular feature of winter walks and spark no further thought, but artist Susanna Bauer has found a unique way of preserving and celebrating these seemingly ephemera

The palace of Quinta da Regaleira is one of the most remarkable esoteric sites in Europe, claimed to overshadow Rennesle-Château and Rosslyn chapel.1 To enter it is to step into the set for a strange

The Convent Garden of Il Redentore, Giudecca, Venice, Italy

The Birth of Venus is part of our visual lexicon – we have all seen her, but what do we really know about this goddess? All the medieval fantasy and symbolism of 14th century Florence are wrapped up i