Stories Comment | Want to truly read a painting? Forget the present, and focus on the past Posted on November 14, 2025 by artNews To read a painting is to understand the context in which it was made, not the context in which we see it, writes Bendor Grosvenor ‘The Hay Wain’ to go on show in Constable’s home county for the first time In southern Italy, a long-planned excavation is revealing the secrets of an ancient Greek sanctuary