Norman Wisdom
The Normans embellished Saxon churches but they also built their own, and there is nowhere better to admire their artistry than Herefordshire
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Pevsner’s Monument
Nikolaus Pevsner was the man who catalogued England. His project is well worth another read
Castles of the Imagination
From Wales to Syria, fortresses are monuments to an age of chivalry — but some are only castles in the air
Berlin and Cologne: A Tale of Two German Cities
‘Now that Berlin is officially one of the coolest places in Europe, many have developed a peculiar sense of being German – a form of confidence, or nonchalance at least, about their
Faces that Don’t Quite Fit
When it came to painting portraits, Constable struggled to emulate his mastery of landscape
Prague: Diary
‘The post-1989 temptation in Prague has been two-fold. The first has been to legislate the totalitarian past out of existence, the second has been to copy the liberal West blindly at a
In Search of Babylon
A British Museum exhibition will mix ancient artefacts with work inspired by the city of legend