US EDITION OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST MAGAZINE
Painting
He was a literal miniaturist. But he could also, as only the greatest artists can, operate on a monumental scale
David Starkey
The cultural hegemony of contemporary abstract art is slowly beginning to crack
Alessandra Bocchi
Over the centuries, Michelangelo’s frescoes were ‘literally tortured’ by well-meaning restorers
Frank Lawton
Artists find its soft, paintbrush tips and green and purple stegosaurus-like stalks utterly irresistible
Daisy Dunn
Art
On the trail of one of the first artists to paint ordinary things
Martin Gayford