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Portraits to Imagine – a century apart between groundbreaking female photographers
Little princess or scary toddler? Why children are the ultimate test of an artist
Magdalena de Vos, Cornelis de Vos (1623) – Diane Naylor The peculiarity of drawing children is that they are constantly in motion. They are constantly fidgeting even when told to stay in one spot, and if you cared about anything else it could frustrate you badly. When my father was a young art teacher, his… Read More »
Art, Colonialism and Change review – The most radical show in RA history
The real reason we’re obsessed with the Mona Lisa
Trend – Getty writes: ‘There are many other portraits of equal or greater visual power and historical significance.’ Sunday was pumpkin soup. Two years ago someone threw a cake. It was acid coated in the 1950s. But Mona Lisa’s smile never changed. He has become accustomed to the worldwide notoriety of such attacks and I… Read More »