Art Imitating Life

Surely this is an ancient theme, isn’t it? On Thanksgiving Day we went to the National Gallery to the Garden Café for our Americana lunch: Virginia ham, BBQ chicken legs, Waldorf salad, sweet potatoes,...

Art Uncovered, £50m for a Brothel Scene, by Titian That Is

In the Guardian, Jonathan Jones gives His 7 Pointers (Guardian, December 18) on why a Brothel Scene by Titian is worth £50m. The painting in question is Titian's Diana and Actaeon (1556-1559). Not to get too technical he reminds us in point 2 of 7 that "oil painting was, it...

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