There is no doubt the temporary loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum is the once-in-a-lifetime experience to rule them all. Meticulously stitched by hand by talented women, the embroidery has never returned to English soil in over 900 years since its creation around the 1070s. Although many worried for its fragile condition, visitors lucky enough to bag the £33 ticket…
Read MoreTo this reviewer, the American-born James McNeill Whistler will always be a printmaker first, a painter second. Alongside his brother-in-law Francis Seymour Haden, who compiled one of the first catalogues raisonnés of Rembrandt's prints, the pair contributed heavily to the Etching Revival in 19th-century Britain. To everyone else, however, Whistler is the painter of…
Read MoreA major exhibition at the National Gallery in London brings together over 50 works by Spanish Baroque master Francisco de Zurbarán, showcasing his striking range from intimate still lifes to powerful, large-scale altarpieces. Including his iconic Agnus Dei (c. 1635–40)…
Read MoreThis is probably one of Dulwich Picture Gallery’s best exhibitions in recent years. The partnerships with Estonia’s core repositories of Konrad Mägi’s works have resulted in a retrospective featuring his finest paintings in terms of quality and historical importance…
Read MoreSeurat and the Sea at the Courtauld Gallery is the first exhibition devoted to this category of his work, bringing together 17 canvases, six oil sketches on wood panels, and three preparatory drawings. In doing so, it provides a wider appreciation of his pointillist technique…
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