The secrets of Shakespeare’s “stupid”, “grotesque” portrait
The infamous “pudding-faced” Droeshout portrait is widely agreed to be hideous and embarrassing. Is there more to it than meets…
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Rubens and body positivity
In his representations of women, the great baroque painter sought more than merely the pleasure of flesh.
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David Hockney’s clumsy late style
His more recent portraits reveal an artist whose skills are fading.
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Max Pechstein and the politics of paint
Amid Germany’s 20th-century upheavals, the expressionist’s art brought him both renown and peril.
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The froideur of Theresa May’s parliament portrait
The picture suggests May’s desire to remain statesmanlike, regardless of the febrile times of her premiership.
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Evelyn Waugh is laughing at you
His lethally coherent worldview still turns reality into a farce.
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