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The Ugly Duchess at the National Gallery review: gives this memorable lady the last laugh

This tiny exhibition – just five paintings, with some magnificent drawings – makes a point about Renaissance humour, which could be cruel to age and ugliness.

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023

‘She is a he’: Was An Old Woman, the painting that inspired Alice’s Duchess, actually a man?

Curator of Renaissance art exhibition claims grotesque sitter for portrait didn’t have a disfiguring disease, as was previously thought

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023

A Winnetka man spent decades trying to prove he owned a Renaissance masterpiece. Has AI finally solved the puzzle?

Tony Ayers died last year, but his friends now say they have proof the artwork is a rare gem worth tens of millions of dollars — thanks to artificial intelligence.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 6, 2023

Kindred spirits: books, music, art and more about seeing family

From an unconventional depiction of maternal holiness to weird, festive murder-thrillers, our critics select culture for coping with the clan

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022

Turner winners of the future, Mr Turner himself and our favourite dinosaur returns – the week in art

The ones to watch from the class of 22, Turner’s masterpieces get an immersive soundtrack and female printmakers take centre stage – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

Leonardo Da Vinci-inspired Battersea flat designed by London artist is for sale

Artist Mark Humphrey designed the flat as a work of art for living in.

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2022

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s enigmatic figures, sensational seeds and a heavyweight four-way face off – the week in art

Mysterious portraits of fictitious people, the roots of colonialism and the works of Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and friends – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

Queen Elizabeth was part of our psyche

The Queen knew how to let her myth work through her, exalting her station and her presence

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2022

Turnbull’s hobby, the Fall’s pope song, and Stevie Nicks’ atomic number – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2022

French kings, a Tammy teaser and no one-trick pony – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022