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A new portrait of Princess Kate has sparked fury with some royal fans, but it's not the first regal artwork that's caused a storm. Here we look at the most controversial royal portraits over the years
New depictions of Christine Keeler and the great 60s sex scandal, archive insights into two of Henry VIII’s wives and experiments with art in the age of AI
Whether you’re curating, creating or staring blankly at even blanker walls, building your own at-home art collection is easier than you might think. The experts advise on where to start
The eclectic London home of a Kiwi-born interiors blogger reflects her love of the unexpected Bianca Hall is amused that the smallest room in her house has become the most used. But you can see the attraction. It is dominated by a generous platform sofa bed that stretches the length of the almost 3m-long wall, with a vast television screen directly opposite. Brent Darby/NZ House & Garden Bianca and Ed Hall have completely overhauled the Victorian terraced house they bought in 2008. Bianca's DIY sideboard is made from five wall-mounted Ikea kitchen cabinets; she created the stepped door fronts...
Passionate People, Passionate Places: the North East's 10 best painters We pull together some of the greatest artists the region has produced Thomas Bewick The wood-engraver was born in Mickley, near Prudhoe, in 1753 and became famous for his engravings of natural scenes. He is best known for his A History of British Birds and for his illustrated editions of Aesop’s Fables throughout his life. His admirers included the poets Wordsworth and Tennyson, and the novelist Charlotte Bronte. The work of Bewick is celebrated at the Cherryburn National Trust site - located at his birthplace - and the...