The temple of Mithras has been beautifully restored by Bloomburg SPACE and now sits under their Headquarters by Bank tube station.
Art and Antiques
My favourite painting: Nick Davies
'Now I’m a grandfather myself, I know the adoration in the old man’s face'.
My Favourite Painting: Caroline Quentin
Actress Caroline Quentin chooses a haunting image of childhood by Augustus John.
In Focus: Bomberg, the trailblazer who led the way for modern British art but died an impoverished war veteran
Coinciding with the sixtieth anniversary of the artist’s death, the touring exhibition of David Bomberg’s work is entering its final showing at Ben Uri Gallery and Museum in St. John’s…
A celebration of the art of the Flower Fairies
The famous 'Flower Fairies' paintings we all grew up with are 100 years old, and a new exhibition celebrates the artist who created them: Cicely Mary Barker.
My Favourite Painting: Sir Jim Paice
Sir Jim Paice, chairman of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, makes his choice – and it's one of the undisputed classic images of the English countryside.
My favourite painting: Martin Kemp
'The perspective appealed to my scientific instincts, with its geometry incised into the white gesso priming'
The costume-prop maker: ‘I think of myself as a problem solver with a bit of artistry chucked in’
Tessa Waugh meets Alan Smith, head of costume props, footwear and armoury at the RSC.
The man who made Glasgow: Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928)
The legacy of Scotland’s best-loved designer transcends the tragedies of his life and greatest work, says Charlotte Rostek.
In Focus: The story behind the London Mastaba, the 7,506 barrels currently floating on The Serpentine in central London
The artistic husband-and-wife team of Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been making headlines across the world for decades. Since Jeanne-Claude's death Christo is carrying on alone – and his latest piece…
My favourite painting: Tristram Hunt
'Brown’s multi-layered painting celebrates not only the virtue of labour, but also the power of intellect'
The model ship maker: ‘It’s been my life’s work – I wouldn’t swap anything for the pleasure it gives me’
Philip Reed has dedicated most of his life to building model ships; he explained why to Tessa Waugh. Portraits by Richard Cannon.
In Focus: Thomas Cole’s work on the days before man’s self-destruction, as relevant today as it was 180 years ago
Thomas Cole left Britain behind as a teenager and became one of America's great painters. Lilias Wigan takes a look at one of his most powerful and moving works – one…
My favourite painting: Marcus Agius
'I was fortunate to be present in New York in 1987 at the auction where the painting achieved its then world-record price of $53.9 million'
In Focus: The charmed life of Paddy Leigh Fermor and friends in Greece
The iconic writer Paddy Leigh Fermor and two of his friends in Greece – both artists, one a local man and the other a fellow Brit – are the subject of a…
My favourite painting: Douglas Boyd
'I love this painting for the passion and empowerment one can sense in her profile and the complete control she exudes'
In Focus: A grim masterpiece of the French painter who became the ultimate storyteller in paint
Laura Freeman examines the brilliance and bravado of Eugène Delacroix’s paintings – including an extraordinary recreation of one of the most appalling episodes in human history.
Jason Goodwin: ‘There must be a moral here, but I can’t work out what it is’
Our Spectator columnist ponders the highs and lows of picture hanging.
In Focus: The breathtaking sculpture at the V&A with unexplained, frenzied figures writhing in pleasure and pain
Rachel Kneebone's towering sculpture at the centre of some of the V&A's oldest treasures demands your attention in a way few works ever do. Lilias Wigan takes a look.