It inspired a blockbuster museum exhibition and the new season of The Gilded Age. But why was the 1884 portrait "Madame X" so shocking?

Kenwood exhibition shines a light on the American 'dollar princesses' who married into the English aristocracy ...

John Singer Sargent is noted for his ability to capture the essence of a person’s character. In his portrait of Elizabeth ...

John Singer Sargent was the pre-eminent society portraitist of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, said Andrew Pulver on Air Mail. Indeed, "sitting for – and paying for – a portrait by ...

Fans of the John Wick series approach each new film expecting that "extreme violence will be dispensed and kill shots administered with abandon", said Helen O'Hara in Time Out. And on that level ...

Known for his striking portraits of high-society figures, John Singer Sargent was one of the most successful painters of his day.

Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon is writing a novel. The 69-year-old punk rock legend has been rebuilding his life in the wake of the death of his wife Nora, who passed away aged 80 in April ...

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The American heiress, painted by John Singer Sargent, was once described as “Daisy with the violet orbs… the loveliest eyes in Washington.” Sargent captured Daisy’s eyes in oils when she was aged 19, ...

97.8 x 212.8 cm. (38.5 x 83.8 in.) ...