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Art history

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

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
Renaissance

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

A wall mosaic of Picasso’s Guernica painting.
20th Century

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
20th Century

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)
General Modern

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
Georgian

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

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

Medieval manuscript makers

Progressive potter: Josiah Wedgwood (1730–95). As well as pioneering new types of pottery, he also imbued his work with political radicalism. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
Georgian

Josiah Wedgwood: the radical father of English pottery

Daniel Lambert in a 19th-century painting
Georgian

Super-sized Georgians: why satirists were fixated with fatness

Tristram Hunt discusses Josiah Wedgwood; groundbreaking potter, enterprising businessman and political radical. (Image by Getty Images)
Georgian

Wedgwood: the radical potter

Alex von Tunzelmann explores the stories behind some of the world’s most controversial statues – and gives her take on whether they should stand or fall. (Image by Getty Image)
21st Century

Should they stand or fall? The great statue debate

Napoleon portrait by Jacques-Louis David shows is perhaps the most famous painting of the French emperor with one hand tucked out of sight
Georgian

Why do Napoleon’s portraits often show him with one hand inside his shirt? The story of the French emperor’s missing hand…

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