A handful of paintings show Francis Bacon at his neatest, and studio detritus reveals his working methods - but unfinished scraps only damage his reputation.... more
Patrick Procktor was a flamboyant, witn society in the 1960s and 1970s. But the artist’s life was blighted by alcohol and jealousy. Gavanndra Hodge paints a portrait of a peacock... more
Children in London receive the best and the worst primary education in the country at schools sharing the same name and situated only 15 miles apart... more
Charlton Heston, the actor who epitomised rugged masculinity on screen and off, has died at the age of 84. By his side at his Beverly Hills mansion was Lydia, his wife of 64 years... more
The Royal Academy's retrospective of the German Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach is crude and lewd. All the more reason to go and have a look, says Nick Curtis.... more
Two magnificent exhibitions of the German Renaissance master Grunewald are enough to move a grown man to tears and justify a trip to both Germany and France.... more
In attempting to trace the evolution of children's portraiture from the 17th to the 19th century the German curated exhibtion at the Dulwich Picture Gallery falls short.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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