The big picture.

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• Better Late Than Ever The second half of Edgar Degas' career turns out to have been as powerful as the first.
  Christopher Benfey Dec. 19, 1996
  
• Fanciful Traces Michelangelo's whimsical sketches.
  Christopher Benfey Nov. 27, 1996
  
• Water Works The fluid art of Camille Corot.
  Christopher Benfey Nov. 6, 1996
  
• Capture the Flag Jasper Johns' own private icon.
  Louis Menand Oct. 30, 1996
  
• Mad as Hell Antonin Artaud's pictures from a psychiatric institution.
  Luc Sante Oct. 16, 1996
  
• New York State of Mind A city of buildings, gangsters, and hats.
  Louis Menand July 31, 1996
  
• Stuff and Nonsense The new fondness for clutter.
  Lee Rosenbaum July 2, 1996