Grumpy Art Historian

Picture: BBC The National Gallery's guards are striking against plans to outsource their jobs. People are understandably annoyed at...

Picture: Trip Advisor England's top museums had nearly two million more visits this year, according to the latest 'performance ...

Apologies for the break in service. I'd planned to take a few days off to catch up on reading, but reading is moreish. And the art wo...

Brian Sewell's annual ' books of the year ' list is reliably excellent. I agree with most of his judgments about the year...

Picture: Amazon Nicholas A. Eckstein  Painted Glories: The Brancacci Chapel in Renaissance Florence   Yale University Press 2014 £40 ...