What great paintings say

MODERN ART OCFORD/SUZANNE TREISTER; SUZANNE TREISTER, COURTESY OF ...

The V&A’s new Schiaparelli exhibition finally gives the outsider her due – lobsters and all

Thought to have been painted in 1665, there is much mystery surrounding this painting, both in the identity of the sitter and the painter himself. Could the girl with the pearl earring be Magdalena, t

Thought to have been painted in 1665, there is much mystery surrounding this painting, both in the identity of the sitter and the painter himself. Could the girl with the pearl earring be Magdalena, t

It’s a sunny summer afternoon in a verdant corner of the Essex countryside. A pretty pastoral landscape lies before us, with cattle sheltering in the shade of oak trees, rolling green fields, and a gr

Objects and props, theatrical lighting and the hint of hidden narratives mark an evolution in Michael Alford’s approach to painting the female nude. With an abiding interest in depicting human figures