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  • 1613–1619, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, attributed to Bishandas
    Robes of honour: silk from an Islamic ruler 14 June 2018, Penelope Woolfitt
  • Mural no Hotel Jaragua
    Beyond bossa nova: Brazilian art in Britain 7 June 2018, Victoria Rodrigues O'Donnell
  • Virginia Woolf, née Stephen
    Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf and the power of sisterhood 30 May 2018, Rhian Sasseen
  • Cheese Rolling on Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire
    How many of these weird British sports have you tried? 24 May 2018, Jane O'Connell
  • Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818)
    Uncovering paintings of Europe's monarchs of colour 21 May 2018, Ferren Gipson
  • Wedding at Twickenham Parish Church
    Meghan, Harry and weddings in art 14 May 2018, Bee Tajudeen
  • Cleopatra
    Why are artists infatuated with red hair? 26 April 2018, Rachael Gibson
  • Portrait of a Lady
    Love, jealousy, deceit: exploring Shakespeare's Othello in art 21 April 2018, Molly Tresadern
  • A Shorthorn Cow
    The rectangular cows of Art UK 13 April 2018, Molly Tresadern
  • Cossacks (Cosaques)
    What does a Kandinsky painting taste like? 9 April 2018, James Wannerton
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Art Matters podcast

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  • late 19th C, colour lithograph by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901)
    Art Matters podcast: when artists make cookbooks 12 June 2018, Art UK
  • Called 'John Rose (1619–1677), the Royal Gardener, Presenting a Pineapple to King Charles II (1630–1685)'
    Art Matters podcast: decoding fashion in paintings 29 May 2018, Art UK
  • Sunflowers
    Art Matters podcast: artists’ love for the colouriest colours 15 May 2018, Art UK
  • Adam and Eve
    Art Matters podcast: what to know for the Met Gala 2018 theme of 'Heavenly Bodies' 1 May 2018, Art UK
  • The Cholmondeley Ladies
    Art Matters podcast: hair trends throughout art history 17 April 2018, Art UK
  • The Actor
    Art Matters podcast: synaesthesia in art 3 April 2018, Art UK
  • Lego Man
    Art Matters podcast: art references in hip hop music 20 March 2018, Art UK
  • Tattoo Artist
    Art Matters podcast: art and tattoos 6 March 2018, Art UK
  • In Spinster Salt's Collection
    Art Matters podcast: women artists in the digital age 20 February 2018, Art UK
  • Gluck
    Art Matters podcast: queer culture 6 February 2018, Art UK
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Artist in focus

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  • Landscape (1)
    Julian Opie: the new 'painter of modern life'? 18 June 2018, Andrew Greg
  • This Wall is Old and in Need of Care
    Tam Joseph talks to Catherine Farren 28 May 2018, Catherine Farren
  • Easter Bouquet
    Cedric Morris: plantsman, painter and traveller 17 May 2018, Lawrence Hendra
  • Movement in Squares
    Bridget Riley: top of the Ops 24 April 2018, Andrew Greg
  • Matthew Krishanu
    Matthew Krishanu: from Bradford to Bangladesh and onward 10 April 2018, Robert Priseman
  • La Pointe de la Hève, Sainte-Adresse
    Claude Monet: the faithful Impressionist 6 April 2018, Andrew Greg
  • Akka Mahadevi
    Nilima Sheikh’s dark tale of an arranged marriage 2 April 2018, Tabish Khan
  • Bala Lake
    James Dickson Innes: a painter of 'primitive landscapes' 27 February 2018, David Haycock
  • Waterloo Station
    Terence Cuneo: the railway artist with a surprising lucky charm 22 February 2018, Ian Blatchford
  • At Snitterfield, Warwickshire
    Thomas Baker: a landscapist revealed through his diaries 5 February 2018, James Innes-Mulraine
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Exhibition in focus

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  • 2011, embroidery by three former soldier inmates of HM Prison Wandsworth
    Created in Conflict: British soldier art from the Crimean War to today 3 May 2018, Amy Orrock and Holly Furneaux
  • Brigitte Bardot
    Process and pop: how photography influenced British Pop Art 10 March 2018, Louise Weller
  • The Awakening Conscience
    Reflections: Jan van Eyck and the Pre-Raphaelites 4 January 2018, Susan Foister
  • Sir Charles Grant Robertson (1869–1948), Historian
    The mesmerising and peculiar paintings of Meredith Frampton 19 October 2017, Patrick Elliott
  • Rembrandt: Lightening the Darkness 16 October 2017, Esther Morgan
  • The Green Masque (Rhoda Birley, 1900–1981)
    Power & Beauty: The Art of Sir Oswald Birley 4 October 2017, Ros Freeborn
  • Bow Bridge
    From Mile End to Mayfair: The East London Group and Their Contemporaries 2 September 2017, Alan Waltham
  • Undress hat worn by Nelson at the Battle of the Nile
    Exhibition in focus: Nelson & Norfolk 24 July 2017, Esther Morgan
  • Kenneth Armitage (1916–2002), bronze with a green patina, unique
    In Their Own Words: Artist Voices from The Ingram Collection 10 July 2017, Jo Baring
  • A Battery Shelled
    The rise and fall of Wyndham Lewis 23 June 2017, Richard Slocombe
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Artwork in focus

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  • Princess Pauline de Metternich
    When Degas painted a princess 1 June 2018, Philippa Stockley
  • Portrait of Hermine Gallia
    Hypnotic and serene: Art UK’s only Gustav Klimt painting 8 May 2018, Rozali Abou Chakra
  • A Dance to the Music of Time
    Nicolas Poussin and the musical time bomb 23 March 2018, Nick Trend
  • 1914, source: The Crisis, http://bit.ly/2G6S5f8
    John Archer (1863–1932) 12 March 2018, Vanessa Peterson
  • Le phare
    A closer look: Le phare 2 March 2018, Tom Sutcliffe
  • Opening Movement
    Opening Movement 16 February 2018, Stefani Georgieva
  • Damilola
    Damilola 3 February 2018, Rebecca Hill
  • Sinbad in the Valley of Diamonds
    Scheherazade: the story of a storyteller 23 January 2018, Bristy Chowdhury
  • George Pigot, Baron Pigot
    Cheetah and Stag with Two Indians 12 December 2017, Paul O'Keeffe
  • Landscape with Windblown Trees
    Landscape with Windblown Trees 3 August 2017, Kellie Sabin
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Collection in focus

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  • The Old Man Becomes Young
    Mythstories: using art to tell tales 26 January 2018, Molly Tresadern
  • The Brewer Turned Sportsman
    A view from the east: Ipswich's rarely seen works on paper 19 January 2018, Michael Sheehy
  • Robert Priseman
    Robert Priseman: why I collect contemporary art 13 June 2017, Robert Priseman
  • Professor Stephen William Hawking
    Collection in focus: Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge 3 March 2017, Dr James Fox
  • William Morris (1834–1896)
    Collection in focus: William Morris Gallery 2 September 2016, Rowan Bain
  • The Reviling of Christ
    Collection in focus: Shipley Art Gallery 26 August 2016, Andrew Greg
  • May Morning on Magdalen Tower
    Collection in focus: Lady Lever Art Gallery 10 March 2016, Giles Waterfield
  • Christ at the Pool of Bethesda
    Collection in focus: Paintings in Hospitals 16 February 2015, Ben Pearce
  • Une ferme abandonnée en Mayenne
    Collection in focus: The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art 3 July 2014, Jo Baring
  • Small Brown Fence
    Collection in focus: Newlyn Art Gallery 11 November 2013, Kathy Hill
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International wish list

  • Kaywin Feldman
    International wish list: Kaywin Feldman, Nivin and Duncan MacMillan Director and President of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, chooses... 5 June 2018, Kaywin Feldman
  • Christoph Vogtherr
    International wish list: Christoph Vogtherr, Director of the Hamburger Kunsthall, Hamburg, chooses... 26 May 2018, Christoph Vogtherr
  • Tony Ellwood
    International wish list: Tony Ellwood, Director of the National Gallery of Victoria, chooses... 10 May 2018, Tony Ellwood
  • Guillaume Faroult
    International wish list: Guillaume Faroult, Senior Curator at the Louvre Museum, Paris, chooses... 7 August 2017, Guillaume Faroult
  • Axel Rüger
    International wish list: Axel Rüger, Director of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, chooses... 25 March 2017, Axel Rüger
  • Emilie Gordenker
    International wish list: Emilie Gordenker, Director of the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, chooses... 11 August 2016, Dr Emilie Gordenker
  • James Bradburne
    International wish list: James Bradburne, Director General of Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, chooses... 21 July 2016, James Bradburne
  • David Brigham
    International wish list: David R. Brigham, President of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, chooses... 14 July 2016, Dr David R. Brigham
  • David Bomford
    International wish list: David Bomford, Chair of Conservation and Head of European Art at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, chooses... 30 June 2016, David Bomford
  • Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, The Frick Collection
    International wish list: Xavier F. Salomon, Chief Curator of The Frick Collection, New York, chooses... 23 June 2016, Xavier F. Salomon
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Director's choice

  • Dolbadarn Castle
    Director’s choice: National Library of Wales 29 January 2014, Avril Jones
  • The Royal Academy Selection and Hanging Committee, 1938
    Director's choice: Royal Academy of Arts 22 January 2014, Charles Saumarez Smith
  • Study of a Fisherwoman
    Director's choice: Penlee House Gallery & Museum 15 January 2014, Louise Connell
  • Bobby Charlton
    Director's choice: National Football Museum 8 January 2014, Kevin Moore
  • The Descent of the Holy Ghost
    Director's choice: Birmingham Museums Trust 1 January 2014, Ellen McAdam
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