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Edward Burne-Jones ARA, Helen's Tears, drawing from ‘The Flower Book’ (detail)

Opinion

5 years ago

The many faces of Helen of Troy

As the British Museum launch a new exhibition on the ancient city of Troy, classicist Natalie Haynes reveals the tensions and contradictions at the heart of literature’s most intriguing siren.

Hans Baldung Grien (1484-1545), The Witches’ Sabbath (detail)

RA Recommends

10 years ago

Dark arts: From Renaissance woodcuts to the Chapmans

As Halloween looms, galleries across London and the UK are putting on exhibitions of a notably gothic nature.