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August is a month for relaxing, basking in the sun or beside a pool, and for finally picking up that book you've been longing to read for months. With many of us set to take some time off (be it at home or abroad), we've put together a list of art-focused reading recommendations to help you enjoy your time en vacances.

The work of the Impressionist artist Edgar Degas and his oeuvre - particularly his observations of the theatre and the arts - are widely celebrated as a unique commentary on 19th-century Parisian society. We explore the ongoing interest in his depictions of dancers and consider what it is that makes Degas such a desirable name.

This week began with the sad news that Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. As the cardinals of the Catholic church make their way to Rome to enter a conclave and elect the next Pope, it is perhaps an opportune time to look back at some portraits of popes painted by great artists from centuries gone by.

As we continue to enjoy the sunshine here in London and with the Spring season well and truly underway, our newsletter this week shares five famous depictions of Spring from throughout art history. Which is your favourite?

The most talked-about exhibition in New York last year wasn't an Impressionist of Modern show, not did it feature cutting-edge Contemporary pieces, and there wasn't a single household name among the artists included. Instead, critics raved about Siena: The rise of painting 1300 - 1350, on view at the Metropolitan Museum until January and recently opened at London's National Gallery on 8 March.

Last week’s old masters sales in New York concluded with much-anticipated three-part single-owner sale at Sotheby’s, that of the collector-philanthropist Aso Tavitian, who died in 2020.