Robert Hughes on art

He wrote about Goya, Rembrandt, surrealism and Damien Hirst. Here are some highlights from the late critic’s writing for the Guardian

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Cutting edge design: pointed paleolithic hand axe

Jonathan Jones begins the story of art history in pictures – from prehistoric times to the present – with proof that even before the appearance of homo sapiens, Britain’s earliest settlers had a sense of the beautiful

Peter Duggan’s Artoons: Michelangelo

Cartoonist’s latest take on art history sees Michelangelo reluctantly following his new patron’s demands and sculpting a David who bears a striking resemblance to Ronald McDonald