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70 mesmerising pictures of Nature and man going on display at Charlie Waite's latest exhibition in LondonAdmission is free to Charlie Waite's Light & Land exhibition at the Mall Galleries.
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The Pre-Raphaelite painter who swapped 'willowy, nubile women' for stained glass — and created some of the best examples in BritainThe painter Edward Burne-Jones turned from paint to glass for much of his career. James Hughes, director of the Victorian Society, chooses a glass masterpiece by Burne-Jones as his favourite 'painting'.
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George Stubbs (1724–1806): Hero of the turfGeorge Stubbs, born 300 years ago, found Nature superior to art and approached his pictures with the eye of an anatomy scholar, yet no contemporary could rival him in capturing the elegance and character of racehorses, dogs and even zebras, as Jack Watkins discovers.
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The Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece that never was, thanks to an assassination, a war, an abduction and an invasionThe great master Leonardo da Vinci was on course to create an equine statue that could have rivalled his greatest pieces — until fate intervened. Carla Passino tells the tale of the da Vinci sculpture that never was.
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Leading landscape photographers share their secrets in latest Light & Land exhibitionCharlie Waite, Bill Ward, Astrid McGechan, Ed Rumble and Charlotte Bellamy are some of the many famous names who will be exhibiting at the Mall Galleries from September 3.
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The Spice Girls, The Stage and the state of the Arts, with Alistair SmithThe Stage editor Alistair Smith joins James Fisher on the Country Life podcast this week to talk about the performing arts.
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A manor house built for the British Empire Exhibition in London that was transported to Salcombe brick-by-brickFalconers sits in seven acres of pristine hillside above one of Britain's most famous seaside towns. The only thing more interesting than the house is how it got there.
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The tragic tale of Rex Whistler, the brilliant young artist whose time at the Front Line lasted less than 24 hoursRex Whistler, determined that the Second World War shouldn’t be left to young boys, worked hard to become an officer and lead troops into battle, but the naivety of early courage cost him his life on his very first day of battle, as Allan Mallinson reveals.
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The Legacy: Godfred Baseley, the man who invented The ArchersWe take a brief look at the life and inspiration of the man behind the world's longest running radio serial.
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'I can’t look away. I’m captivated': The painter who takes years over each portrait, with the only guarantee being that it won't look like the subjectFor Country Life's My Favourite Painting slot, the writer Emily Howes chooses a work by a daring and challenging artist: Frank Auerbach.
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The years when Art was part of the Olympics — and the double-gold winning painter who became its greatest championFor decades in the early 20th century, the Olympic Games included events in art, literature and music. Only one person won more than a single gold medal in those years: Jean Jacoby, a painter from Luxembourg who remains his country's most decorated Olympian.
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The foundry where Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Nic Fiddian-Green cast their bronzesOne of the oldest foundries in the world, Morris Singer in Hampshire has a long and storied past, creating art and sculpture for everyone from artists to dictators.
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'I painted my own reality': The five key moments that defined Frida Kahlo's life and work70 years on from the death of Frida Kahlo, Carla Passino takes a look at the work and life of the trailblazing artist.
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'She adored Elvis and wore slippers with his face printed on them': How Debo Devonshire is inspiring fashion 10 years after her deathDesigner Erdem Moralioglu’s must-see exhibition in Derbyshire is a loving tribute to Debo Devonshire and her passion for Chatsworth, chickens and couture, says Kim Parker.
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Curious Questions: Why are there so few smiles in art?Centuries of portraits down the ages — and vanishingly few in which the subjects smile. Carla Passino delves into the reasons why, and discovers some fascinating answers.
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Full steam ahead: The art of railThe railway may have started its artistic life as a fire-breathing monster that devoured the countryside, but it soon became an emblem of advancing modernity, a cherished memento of the past and even, in the case of one station, the centre of the universe. Carlo Passino explains.
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'If you get 12 great photographs a year, you're doing well': Charlie Waite on the secrets of landscape photographyThe world-renowned landscape photographer Charlie Waite joins the Country Life Podcast.
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My Favourite Painting: Jeremy Clarkson'That's why this is my favourite painting. Because it invites you to imagine'
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FREYWILLE: Works of artFamous paintings by some of the greatest artists the world has ever seen are the inspiration behind exquisite new collections created by jeweller FREYWILLE.
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Six things to know about the Royal Academy's Summer ExhibitionThe 2024 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is here. Country Life's Arts and Antiques Editor Carla Passino shares some trivia and tips for how to get the most out of it.
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Before the palazzo there was Petersfield: The Hampshire cottage where Peggy Guggenheim learned to love the art worldHumble Yew Tree Cottage stands in stark contrast to the excesses of this great art collector, but was a formative period in her life and is the subject of a new exhibition.
