The art world

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

Until 22 March 2026 Hannah Brown’s first solo museum exhibition brings together 25 paintings that explore the psychology of the English landscape, shown at Gainsborough’s House. Featuring new small-sc

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14 March to 28 June 2026 A selection of 64 Dutch and Flemish drawings from the 16th and 17th centuries will be on display, featuring works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Rembrandt, Rubens, Jacob Jordaen

Exhibition of the week Anna Ancher: Painting Light ...

ROB POINTON IS NOT AN ARTIST who waits for inspiration to arrive. He goes out to meet it – on station platforms, street corners, rain-lashed pavements and ceremonial parade grounds – easel planted fir