A cast-aside painting in the style of famed 17th century Dutch master Pieter Brueghel the Younger — which long hung hidden behind the door of a home in northern France — is the real deal.

A bridle hovers over the entire scene, drawing out the painting’s theme of moderation (ironic considering its creator’s notoriety). More so, the work bears the hallmarks of 17th-century Dutch ...

The book, celebrated at a recent launch at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, is a collection of sonnets – traditionally a 14-line poem that follows one of several specific rhyme schemes – inspired ...