Andrew Lambirth

‘Castiglione: Lost Genius’ loses his genius in a sea of brown

Plus: A sneak preview of the drawings of Gainsborough, one of the greatest European draughtsmen of the 18th century

Vanitas’, mid-1650, by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione 
issue 15 February 2014
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  • Castiglione: Lost Genius; Gifted: From the Royal Academy to the Queen

    The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, until 16 March

  • Gainsborough & the Landscape of Refinement

    Lowell Libson Ltd, 3 Clifford Street, W1, 17–28 February

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