Two people attacked the Rokeby Venus portray by Velazquez at the London museum on Monday. Laura L Bell – born in Scarborough and now lives and works in London. Her most up-to-date paintings are impressed by a history of quilt-making within the north.
The Last Judgment by Michelangelo was controversial for varied reasons, including breaches of decorum by way of nudity and the Apollo-like pose of Christ. In Italy the art tourism of the Grand Tour became a major industry from the Renaissance onwards, and governments and cities made efforts to make their key works accessible. The British Royal Collection …