There’s more to the Bloomsbury Group than squares, circles and triangles, says Rosemary Hill, who explores what drew its members to London’s WC1 in the first place and the lasting effect they had on it.
The explorer Levison Wood chooses a dramatic portrait of war dating back 150 years.
Claire German of the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, chooses an incomparable Tudor portrait of one of the great men of his time: Holbein's portrait of Thomas Cromwell.
The art dealer Anthony Mould chooses a rarity: a human portrait by Stubbs.
From the mauve sky of Waterloo Sunset to the pastoral Arcadia of rolling fields in God’s Own Country, Stephen Millership’s evocative travel scenes capture Great Britain’s soul. Andrew Liddle meets the man behind the art.
Miranda Rock of the Burghley horse trials chooses a floral masterpiece bought almost 350 years ago by two of her ancestors.
Art historian Rose Balston chooses a Gentileschi classic.
The historian MOK O’Keeffe chooses a portrait which hangs in one of London's great houses.
It wasn’t merely brilliant brushwork or sparkling colour that made Sir Joshua Reynolds one of England’s greatest portraitists. His talent for friendship nurtured his extraordinary career, says Susan Jenkins.
The designer Graham Lloyd-Brunt picks a calming and peaceful image.
Freya Simms of LAPADA chooses an exotic 17th century image.
Open skies, shifting clouds and the golden expanse of the beach have inspired artists from John Constable to Antony Gormley, but the sun-bathing throngs have proved a rather less popular subject, as Michael Prodger discovers.
Oliver Spencer of Favourbrook picks a painting of cricket with colours 'to sear into your eyes, burn into the retinas.'
Designer Matthew Williamson chooses an abstract modern piece that contrasts with his professional style.
Will Fisher of Jamb chooses a huge and dramatic Rubens.
Does the meaning of life hide in our mystical relationship with our world, as captured by the cave art of prehistoric men, asks Robin Hanbury-Tenison.
The chef and restauranteur Skye Gyngell chooses an uplifting modern piece.
How lovely to have a beautiful watch to order your life, says Jonathan Self; but how much better to have no need of one at all.
EA Festival founder Joanne Ooi picks a bold image that's a mix of acrylic, ink and oil paint on canvas.
The Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Worcestershire chooses a Piero della Francesca masterpiece.
