All the Beauty in the World

Who would have thought that the outstanding art book of the year would be written not by a curator or an art historian or even an artist – but by a museum guard? Sunday Times, *Art Book of the Year* Greek vases, an Iroquois turtle rattle, Picassos. His every word about them is illuminating. The big picture is art’s power to console and unite Financial Times *Best Books of 2023* Consoling and beautiful Guardian Hauntingly beautiful ... elegant ... a work of art as luminous as the old masters' paintings that comforted [Bringley] in his grief Daily Mail Online Bringley is a marvellous guide ... All the Beauty in the World succeeds joyously Daily Telegraph