My Favourite Painting: Simon Mayall
Retired army office Sir Simon Mayall explains his love of a 'vibrant tableau summons up the exotic allure of India'.
My Favourite painting series, from Country Life
Retired army office Sir Simon Mayall explains his love of a 'vibrant tableau summons up the exotic allure of India'.
Lord Mendoza, provost of Oriel College, chooses 'The Painter and his Pug' by William Hogarth.
Xavier Salomon of The Frick Collection chooses Allegory of Virtue and Vice by Paolo Veronese.
'The large canvas encapsulates an era of elegant élan, of modernity and jazz that makes you want to jump in and join the party.'
Philanthropist Sir Tim Sainsbury picks out a true Renaissance masterpiece.
Photographic historian Robin Muir chooses a portrait by Ambrose McEvoy.
Baroness Floella Benjamin chooses her favourite painting, a striking portrait which 'proves that talent and determination can transcend all barriers.'
Racehorse trainer Sir Mark Prescott chooses a haunting portrait.
Lord Hall chooses a masterpiece by Della Francesca.
The lawyer-turned-Carmelite nun chooses Bathsheba at her Bath by Rembrandt.
'An alluring lightness of touch overlaid with skill and artistry.'
James Fox chooses his favourite painting for Country Life.
Sheherazade Goldsmith chooses an unusual abstract photograph that challenges what we mean by art.
The poet chooses a wintry Pissarro that captures the season perfectly.
Children's author Cressida Cowell picks one of the great depictions of St George's defining moment.
William Agnew chooses his favourite painting for Country Life.
Lord Herbert of South Downs chooses a classic Velázquez image which paints the Son of God as 'the most beautiful creature that God ever created'.
Designer and author Kit Kemp chooses Lucy Kemp-Welch's The Straw Ride, a study of the horses of the First World War.
Sculptor and draughtsman Michael Sandle chooses a haunting Arctic image by Caspar David Friedrich.
Professor Deborah Swallow of the Courtauld Institute chooses an image by Oskar Kokoschka.