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Sir Leslie Fielding, pictured with his wife Dr Sally Harvey Sir Leslie Fielding, 2011 Sir Leslie Fielding, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex from 1987 to 1992, died peacefully on Thursday 4 March after a short illness. Sir Leslie served as a diplomat for much of his life, entering the UK Foreign Service in 1956. He went on to serve in Tehran, Singapore, Phnom Penh and Paris – introducing ballroom and disco to embassy circles along the way. He also held London-based roles in the Western Organisations Department and in the Planning Staff. A strong supporter of the EU, he joined th...

© Sergey Bogomyakov/Dreamstime.com Moscow’s documented history reaches back to the 12th century, though there is evidence of prehistoric habitation of the site. These seven paintings are just a small sampling of the city’s equally rich and varied cultural heritage. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these paintings first appeared in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Stephen Farthing (2018). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. The Old Testament Trinity (c. 1410) Andrei Rublev grew up in a period of revival in the Eastern Orthodox Church and came to be regarde...

St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, fresco attributed to Giotto, c. 1300; in the upper church of St. Francis Basilica, Assisi, Italy. Giotto di Bondone worked in Tuscany, Naples, northern Italy, and possibly in France. A friend of kings and popes, and Grand Master of Florence, his name was renowned. This is one of 28 frescoes depicting the life of St. Francis of Assisi in the Upper Church in San Francesco, 25 of which are attributed to Giotto. Initially an apprentice of Cimabue, Giotto later took over the painting of the frescoes, which are his earliest known work in the medium. Eac...

© Samuel Borges Photography/Shutterstock.com The Philadelphia Museum of Art was founded in 1876 as the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art; it adopted its current name in 1938. Today its collection consists of more than 240,000 artworks. This list focuses on just 12 of its paintings. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these paintings first appeared in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Stephen Farthing (2018). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Entry into Port of a Ship with a Red Rose Aboard (1985–86) This painting is expressive of Enzo Cucchi�...

EB, Inc. The artists who created these paintings hail from Venice, the Netherlands, Paris, and other countries around the world, but today you can find their work in St. Petersburg, Russia. Even if you aren’t planning a trip, you can learn more about these incredible paintings right here. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these paintings first appeared in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Stephen Farthing (2018). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Reception of the French Ambassador in Venice (1726–27) Known as Canaletto, meaning “Little Canal,” Giovanni...