Art history

Baptism of Christ c1567, by Juan Fernandez de Navarrete

The “silent study of art”: the deaf artists of the Renaissance

Two-Penny Whist, published January 11, 1796, James Gillray (English, 1756-1815), published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818), England, Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream wove paper, 231 × 334 mm (image), 247 × 350 mm (plate), 270 × 384 mm (sheet). (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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A painting showing a man and woman side by side with somber expressions. The man holds a pitchfork.

What great paintings say American Gothic By Grant Wood, 1930

Marriage à-la-mode: 2. The Tête à Tête.

What great paintings say Marriage à-la-mode: 2. The Tête à Tête by William Hogarth, c1743–45

The Arnolfini portrait painting – oil on wood – appears to depict a wealthy couple holding hands in a domestic setting, the bed perhaps indicating that they are in a bedchamber

What great paintings say The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck, 1434

A wall mosaic of Picasso’s Guernica painting.

Q&A Why did Pablo Picasso paint Guernica?

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General ancient history

Naked statues, naughty gods & bad wine

The Duke stars Jim Broadment and Helen Mirren, pictured with Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington

The Duke: The real story of Kempton Bunton and the theft of Goya’s Wellington portrait

Louis Wain, c1900, with one of his pet cats. Photo by Ernest H. Mills/Getty Images)

Louis Wain: the cat-loving artist who forever changed the way that we see our feline friends

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Second World War

The secret WW2 mission to save Britain’s art collections

Portrait of Maria Sibylla Merian, by Jacob Marrel, 1679 (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

General Early Modern

Maria Sibylla Merian: the artist who challenged the natural world

William Hogarth, seen in a self-portrait with his pug

William Hogarth: the satirical artist inspired by the teachings of the Bible

Mary Wellesley uncovers the hidden stories of the artisans and authors behind medieval manuscripts. (Image by Getty Images)

Medieval manuscript makers