While our royal family's cultural influence has waned, the Windsors still hold a certain fascination for a surprisingly wide range of contemporary artists... more
The bigger of two new exhibitions devoted to watercolour demonstrates the beauty of the art as much as it clouds the picture with naive enthusiasm for the craft... more
ES Magazine uncovers the capital's sexiest places: From Botticelli's Mars and Venice to a box at the opera, London seduce the brightest intellectual... more
The scientific techniques used to tell a genuine painting from a dud are the focus of a new show that only goes to prove that polarised light microscopy and x-rays are no substitute for old-fashioned expertise... more
Photographer David LaChapelle is handsome, rich and as famous for his celebrity subjects as for his epic partying. But behind the glamour lies a story of personal struggle and redemption... more
Edward Kienholz is the forgotten father of installation art - and his evocation of the red light district of Amsterdam captures the truth about the sex trade... more
Inside the world of American Vogue, it’s a joy to find as much journalistic talent and creativity as glamour — and in Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington, leading ladies with just the right amount of dramatic tension between them
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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
A collection of photographs by former Pravda Vostoka photographer Max Penson go on display and the Sliding Door exhibition groups together some of the Tate Modern's latest acquisitions.... more
The latest exhibition on at Somerset House's Hermitage Rooms titillates with its promise of sex and scholarship - but leaves the visitor wanting much more, says Brian Sewell.... more
Sales such as Christie's Old Master Pictures are not just for buyers. The auction houses offer a unique opportunity to glimpse paintings rarely seen in public, says Brian Sewell.... more
The Photographic Portrait Prize 2006 continues at the National Portrait Gallery, 40 Hindu bronze sculptures go on show at the Royal Academy and Tate Modern pays tribute to David Smith.... more
Women's Institute stalwarts and devotees of car-boot sales will flock to the V&A's new exhibition of Renaissance home life. The sane man, sceptical, may be less enchanted, says Brian Sewell.... 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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