Tattoos have more meaning than their critics dare imagine
Knee-jerk repulsion tells us more about those who disapprove of body art than those who embrace it.
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Francis Bacon at the Royal Academy: visceral visions of man and beast
A new retrospective shows how the ruthless painter captured our animal instincts.
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The rural fantasies of Helen Allingham
How the Victorian painter and illustrator excised the hard reality of country life and replaced it with poetry.
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The flickering landscapes of Alessandro Magnasco
The Italian painter used skittish brushwork to create mysterious scenes of religiosity and menace.
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The sinister art of Victor Hugo
When the author of Les Misérables turned from pen to paintbrush, he conjured dark worlds from spilt ink and coffee.
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2022: the year in art
The year ahead offers old and new masters alongside a full awkward-squad of painters.
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The wonders of Albrecht Dürer’s world
How the Renaissance artist and inveterate traveller journeyed in a permanent state of fascination.
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The nostalgic American winters of Dale Nichols
For the Nebraskan painter, the soul of the nation lay in the Midwest of his boyhood.
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