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22/05/2026

Whistler’s Mother is a US icon – here’s why the artist would’ve hated his 1871 masterpiece’s success

Whistler’s Mother is one of the world’s most recognisable artworks. Like a viral meme it has been reproduced endlessly, including…

21/05/2026

Wildlife doesn’t only thrive in the Welsh countryside, but in its cities and urban areas too. Photographer Gildas Griffiths from…

13/05/2026

A painting stolen by Nazis from a Jewish art collector in the Netherlands during World War Two has been found…

08/05/2026

The confrontational painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon has been both widely despised and loved, and over the decades has remained contentious.…

29/04/2026

It is the most memorable moment of Sir David Attenborough’s broadcasting career. A short sequence of his encounter with a…

02/04/2026

The fairies in faerie romantasy – or erotic “fae” fiction – are not the glittery, do-gooding sprites of children’s stories.…

29/03/2026

Warning: This story contains images that some readers may find distressing. Haunting photographs of children with deformed limbs and swollen…

12/03/2026

A favourite at this weekend’s Oscars, Hamnet has brought Tudor architecture and interiors to the fore. And there are plenty…

12/03/2026

The Italian state has bought a painting by 16-17th Century baroque master Caravaggio for €30m (£25.9m), one of the largest…

04/03/2026

How the devastating meaning of The Meeting on the Turret Stairs is unlocked by a medieval Danish ballad – and…