My Favourite Painting: Deborah Swallow
Professor Deborah Swallow of the Courtauld Institute chooses an image by Oskar Kokoschka.
My Favourite painting series, from Country Life
Professor Deborah Swallow of the Courtauld Institute chooses an image by Oskar Kokoschka.
Norman Hammond, the archaeology correspondent of The Times chooses a work by Michael Ayrton.
Sarah Fletcher, the high mistress of St Paul's Girls' School, chooses a picture that hangs in her very own office.
Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones picks his favourite painting for Country Life, an El Greco masterpiece that hangs in Toledo.
The journalist, presenter and erstwhile politician chooses a lesser-known work by Edvard Munch.
'For me, it’s like a prayer. Or a meditation,' says Emma Bridgewater of her favourite painting.
Musicican Jane Glover chooses one of the greatest works of art in Venetian history.
Architect Robert Adam chooses a portrait that brings a modern twist to one of the Western civilisation's oldest stories.
The actor Julian Sands chooses one of art history's most extraordinary archaeological finds: the Steppe Bison painted at the Cave of Altamira, which he had the good fortune to see in person.
The director of the National Museum Cardiff chooses a portrait by Josef Herman of one of Wales's great modern poets.
Alice Strang of the National Galleries of Scotland chooses a 1920s work by Agnes Miller Parker.
Stephen Fry chooses his favourite painting for Country Life.
Countdown presenter Nick Hewer is inspired by a recent trip to Japan to choose this iconic painting.
The chief executive of the NGS — and a regular contributor to Country Life — chooses a family portrait which hangs in his family home.
Frances Morris, Director of Tate Modern, chooses an absorbing abstract.
The National Gallery's Tracy Jones chooses a haunting image painted by Paul Delaroche.
The paint historian chooses an equine masterpiece from a century ago.
The Bishop of Norwich feels a deep connection with Constable’s Rainstorm over the Sea, which captures 'the sense of God's immanence'.
Martin Waller, the co-founder of design boutique Andrew Martin chooses a raw image by one of New York's most powerful and tragic artists.
'Last year (on the back of a tricky calving season), I fell in love with cows. Looking at this painting is the perfect antidote to an anxiety-filled Brexit, coronavirus world.'