“the powers of darkness are at full strength”
Read More“red we associate with prostitution generally”
Read More“look more closely…the arm appears to be breaking the membrane of the canvas”
Read More“Caravaggio isn’t just a brilliant artist, he’s a brilliant director”
Read More“his breaking down of the barrier between the picture plane and the viewer’s space in such a dramatic and intense way the viewer feels they are as much of a participant as a spectator to what is going on”
Read More“still life with substance, art imbued with a deeper meaning”
Read More“and boy did he like a good fight”
Read More“he was the Martin Scorsese of his day”
Read More“if we get really close in we discover that there are lots of hidden secrets”
Read More“actually, it is in fact the 18th century equivalent of soft porn”
Read More“it was the only part of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation ceremony that was not televised – because of its sacred nature”
Read More“two paintings by the king of colour”
Read MoreArt criticism that “bears all the hallmarks of Helena Jones’ genius” (promise you, you’ll recognise that statement. And concur with it.).
Read More“in a painting by Hogarth every detail matters”
Read More“the most important piece of furniture in any household was the great bed – it was like the car parked in the driveway”
Read MoreSolved! Finally. The heist of the famous painting. The great art whodunnit.
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