Simon Courtauld

Inside the Sagrada Família: Gaudí was fascinated by the shapes of shellfish and pebbles, the branches of trees and light on a spider’s web

Towering tree of God

3 June 2017 9:00 am

In his biography of Gaudí, published in 2001, Gijs van Hensbergen opined that ‘we should never try to finish the…

‘Above all else, fun’

4 February 2017 9:00 am

Alexander Chancellor’s ‘Long Life’ is over; but it was not nearly long enough. I was feeling rather gloomy last Friday,…

‘Above all else, fun’

2 February 2017 3:00 pm

Alexander Chancellor’s ‘Long Life’ is over; but it was not nearly long enough. I was feeling rather gloomy last Friday,…

‘Above all else, fun’

2 February 2017 3:00 pm

Alexander Chancellor’s ‘Long Life’ is over; but it was not nearly long enough. I was feeling rather gloomy last Friday,…

The demise of bullfighting has been predicted for 100 years, yet it lives on

Bullfighting

12 May 2016 1:00 pm

Looking at the programme for the feria of San Isidro in Madrid this month (bullfights are being held on 31…