Tate Britain has rehung its art collection: What can we learn?

Brunias, says the label, mainly painted appealing images of plantation life for plantation owners. “Any reference to the forced labour and violence underpinning this is erased, as are his patrons’ roles in this oppression.”

Farquharson says the painting is “deliberately misleading” and meant for propaganda because it presents a “highly idealised picture of slave-owning society”.

Do Tate’s labels offer greater insights or diminish the art on show? It no doubt depends on your perspective, but to me, they felt like an extra layer of history.