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Arts

Murillo: resurfacing John McEwen Royal Opera House Retrospective, 1732-1982 (Royal Academy till 6 February) In Spain a bad painting is still called a J. `pintura de feria' and a......

A Book In My Life

P.J. Kavanagh I you think of the happiness of the old Matisse, painting his lovely colours and lovely girls, and compare this with the misery and malice that disfigured (we are......