Q. Happy Easter! With Easter Sunday here: what are some notable historic paintings that depict the Resurrection? . A.   Jan Joest. Resurrection of Jesus   An Aragonese painter from the 15th Century. The Resurrection . Dirk Bouts. The Resurrection of Christ. 1455 . Sandro Botticelli. The Resurrected Christ. 1480

Q. “Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos…” Yes, Stephen Sondheim. Bring on the art; this world needs it. In a double dose of chaos-quelling art: how have remarkable painters captured the world of theatre on canvas? . A. . Antoine Watteau. The Italian Comedians.

Q. What are some forgotten idioms that are well-suited to our odd times? . A. We scanned the Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms (because, you know, rabbit hole …) to find old-fashioned sayings that could be revived for life as we currently know it. In our words … . .

Q. They’re out here with their phones: some shooting up at the blossoms, some twirling below, some angling their freshly washed cars for the perfect cover shot. Others drag out their easels, brushes, and watercolours for a longer visit with the sakura. ‘Here,’ for us, is Vancouver. In which other