Maybe we can give Rembrandt a rest, and spare an exhibition or two for the Italian Old Master. Annibale Carraci, The Bean Eater (1584-85). Collection of the Galleria Colonna, Rome. Photo: ...

Aidan 'Mouse' O'Ryan is best known for his connection with the Gordon Elliott stable, but the agent's 320,000gns (US$358,325, 1gn=US$1.1198) acquisition that headlined Day 1 of the Tattersalls Autumn ...

These days, the mythological figure of Hercules—son of Zeus, slayer of hydras, cleaner of famously filthy stables—is associated with heroic demonstrations of strength. But for a good part of the past ...

In the early 17th century, the Italian artist Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) was commissioned by the wealthy Spanish banker, Juan Enríquez de Herrera, to decorate his family chapel in Rome. The artist ...

Whether he was painting palace ceilings or small panels for musical instruments, Carracci had a masterful eye for scale and depth One shows a fat and ugly man hoisted up by his companions to reach ...

Beauty and Ugliness have always fascinated people, yet their meanings shift over time. From 20 February to 14 June 2026, Bozar presents Bellezza e Bruttezza, a historical exhibition that explores how ...

The Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid has unveiled a remarkable new permanent installation: the reconstruction of the long-lost Herrera Chapel, an ambitious Baroque ensemble originally created by ...

How respectable has butchery been as a subject for painting? Not very. In many Lombard and Netherlandish paintings, the butcher’s shop (or, more likely, market stall) is a place of near disorder, ...

Class is an issue in art, as in everywhere. But it isn't always obvious how it makes itself felt. When it comes to speech, and to an extent writing, then as the song in My Fair Lady says, "An ...