Waldy & Bendy's Adventures in Art / Christmas Special 2021 part 2

The Waldy & Bendy Christmas and New Year Special continues with a look back at a difficult year in art. Who was best and, more importantly, who was worst.

The Waldy and Bendy Awards

The first 5000 Days (2021) by Beeple (1981-)

Ruangrupa, an art collective based in Jakarta, Indonesia

The Fortress of Königstein: Courtyard with the Brunnenhaus (1756-8) by Bernardo Bellotto (1722-1780)

The Fortress of Königstein: Courtyard with the Magdalenenburg (1756-8) by Bernardo Bellotto

The Fortress of Königstein from the South-West (1756-8) by Bernardo Bellotto

The Fortress of Königstein from the North-West (1756-8) by Bernardo Bellotto

The Fortress of Königstein from the North (1756-8) by Bernardo Bellotto

Laughing Cavalier (1624) by Frans Hals (c. 1582-1666)

Willem Coymans (1645) by Frans Hals

Portrait of Pieter van den Broecke (1633) by Frans Hals

The Courtauld Gallery

The Trinity with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist (1491-94) by Sandro Botticelli (1444/1445-1510)

Katoubia Mosque (1943) by Winston Churchill

Untitled (1968) by Cy Twombly (1928-2011)

The Banksy artwork on the wall of Reading Gaol.

On the Wall

The Battle of Alexander at Issus (1529) by Albrecht Altdorfer (1482/85-1538)

Portrait of an Officer (c. 1645) by John Linnel after William Dobson (1611-1646)

The Singing Art Critics: Come On, It’s Christmas