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Art

Although Laocoön's facial expression has been criticised for inaccuracy, it could in fact allow the sculpture to reveal conflicting emotions simultaneously (Credit: Alamy)
Art

The revealing detail in an ancient find

By Kelly Grovier

(Credit: Private Collection, USA. Photo courtesy of Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art New York)
Art
The unseen masterpieces of Frida Kahlo
By Holly Williams
The Dance by Paula Rego
Art
Paintings of 'rage, rebellion and pain'
By Beverley D'Silva
(Credit: Kent Monkman/ Collection of the Denver Art Museum)
Art
The images that have defined atrocities
By Karen Burshtein
Morning Sun, 1952 by Edward Hopper
Art
Art's most powerful 'lockdown' images
By Sally Grant
(Credit: Alamy)
Art
The symbol that spread around the world
By Matthew Wilson
(Credit: Alamy)
Art
Why planting a tree is a radical act
By Bel Jacobs
(Credit: Alamy)
Art
A coded symbol hidden in a masterpiece
By Kelly Grovier
Jacob Coeman Pieter Cnoll, family and their Enslaved servant, (Credit: Rijksmuseum)
Art
Facing up to a horrifying history
By Cath Pound
Illustration
Art
How to make the most of loneliness
By Beverley D'Silva
Elizabeth Taylor (pictured in a scene from the 1973 film Ash Wednesday) was known for her love of pearls (Credit: Paramount/Getty Images)
Art
The world's most famous pearl
By Matthew Wilson
(Credit: Petri Levälahti/ Rockstar Games)
Art
Photos showing life inside video games
By Thomas Hobbs
David Hockney, Woldgate Vista, 27 July 2005 (Credit: David Hockney/photo Richard Schmidt)
Art
How images of nature bring us joy
By Cath Pound
(Credit: Alamy)
Art
The ultimate forbidden fruit? A lemon
By Kelly Grovier
Angelico used the illusion of a vanishing point to draw our eyes towards a barred window behind Mary (Credit: Getty Images)
Art
The hidden meaning of a barred window
By Kelly Grovier
(Credit: Alamy)
Art
Is the nude selfie a new art form?
By Holly Williams
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