Art

The sacred sites of Aboriginal art.

In 1820 the discovery of an ancient Greek statue with missing arms posed more questions than answers.

Did two paintings by the Italian master Caravaggio end up in a backstreet shop in Avignon?

Flowers formed from pith paper captured the imagination of British society in the 19th century, sparking a search for the elusive ‘rice paper’ plant.

An innocent woman resists two sexual predators, only to face a trial that reveals their guilt. 

A lusty gathering of Roman deities ends in embarrassment. 

Does the intelligent sea mammal, long associated with Venus, the goddess of love, offer a clue to a lost jewel of the Renaissance? 

Even in a pastoral idyll, there is death.

Holbein the Younger’s image still startles 500 years after its creation.