Novel approach
The five Ancient Greek romances that have made it down to us in their entirety are an enigma
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
An Exhibition of and for the nation
The Royal Academy’s summer bunfight has long ceased to be the place for new waves to emerge
The heroes who came up with zero
‘Arabic’ numerals came to Europe from India — but ancient Sumerians invented them
Eugène Delacroix
There is, or should be, no question about his being great. But there are also so many things about Delacroix’s art that today seem off-putting, even repulsive.