Art and Antiques
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In Focus: The botanical textile artist turning fragments of the Cotswolds into art
Jane Wheatley speaks to Caroline Nixon about her work and materials.
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My Favourite Painting: Todd Longstaffe-Gowan
The landscape architect picks out a dramatic biblical image given new life by 'Il Fiammingo'.
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My Favourite Painting: Ameer Kotecha
Food writer Ameer Kotecha chooses a picture whose creator clearly loves food as much as the rest of us.
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My Favourite Painting: Daniel St George Chatto
The artist Daniel St George Chatto chooses perhaps the most famous sequence of paintings from the early Renaissance: Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel in Padua.
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Harry Parker: 'Losing my legs is one of the better things that happened to me. I’ve had a more interesting life'
The former soldier, author and double amputee Harry Parker on how The Duchess of Cornwall helped him rediscover his creativity. Interview by Paula Lester; portrait by Clara Molden.
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My favourite painting: Saad Eddine Said
Saad Eddine Said of the New Art Exchange chooses a fascinating modern painting that's full of classical influences.
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My favourite painting: Jacquiline Creswell
The visual-arts advisor and curator at Chichester Cathedral chooses a huge painting that is 'an assault on the senses'.
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My Favourite Painting: Paul Chesney
Paul Chesney of Chesneys Fireplaces chooses a classic Renoir.
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My Favourite Painting: Teresa Dent
Teresa Dent of the GWCT chooses a glorious Renaissance masterpiece.
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Henry Moore: The sculptor who achieved the impossible
Henry Moore achieved international fame as a sculptor, despite once being denounced for promoting ‘the cult of ugliness'. And he also remained a most unassuming man, finds Laura Gascoigne, as two new exhibitions of his work prepare to welcome visitors.
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My Favourite Painting: Xanthe Arvanitakis
The director of Chiswick House chooses a dramatic 17th century portrait.
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In Focus: The lions of Trafalgar Square by Sir Edwin Landseer
The famous bronze lions that stand guard at Trafalgar Square are among the world's most famous sculptures. Jack Watkins takes a look and pays tribute to their creator, Sir Edwin Landseer.
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My favourite painting: Ronnie Archer-Morgan
The Antiques Roadshow expert picks A Muse by Cosimo Tura.
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My favourite painting: Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
The farmer on The Three Ages of Woman by Gustav Klimt.
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The Queen's official portraits: Seven of the most extraordinary paintings from 70 years and over 1,000 sittings
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been painted literally thousands of times since she came to the throne. Charlotte Mullins reveals some of the secrets behind seven of the most recognisable.
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My favourite painting : Andrew Carwood
Andrew Carwood, music director of St Paul's Cathedral, chooses a magnificent altarpiece.
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In Focus: Walter Sickert, the artist who dragged Modern Art into Victorian Britain
Walter Sickert introduced Victorian Britain to Modern art, yet is best known for his drab-toned nudes on iron bedsteads. Mary Miers considers the career of an individualist who was both radical and charming.
