David Ekserdjian

The Rose (IV), by Cy Twombly

The Duke of Wellington also invades Christmas art books

22 November 2014 9:00 am

Art books fall naturally into various categories, of which the most common is probably the monograph. Judith Zilczer’s A Way…

The Marble Hall at Petworth House

Marble-mania: when England became a spiritual heir to the ancients

8 November 2014 9:00 am

Phrases such as ‘Some aspects of…’ are death at the box-office, so it is not exactly unknown for the titles…

In the dialogue in front of Raphael’s ‘Madonna della Sedia’, Martin Gayford takes the lead

This former head of the Metropolitan finds Rembrandt boring

27 September 2014 8:00 am

Surely only a double-act of the stature of Philippe de Montebello, the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art from…

Google Images can't spoil the fun — here are the most gorgeous art books of the season

7 December 2013 9:00 am

Good news for the festive season — the inexorable rise of the virtual image on our computer screens, tablets, and…