From colourful landscapes to quasi-cubist works, Brazilian art in the mid 20th century was full of verve
The buildings are reaching 'a worrying level of obsolescence’, writes Laurence des Cars to the French minister of culture, Rachida Dati
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A chance to get up close with illuminated manuscripts and discover the often madcap ways in which medieval illustrators viewed foreign lands
The Louvre celebrates its recent acquisition of a rediscovered work by the painter whom Vasari called the ‘first light’ of Renaissance art
Gladiator fights took place on this scepter’d isle too, as an exhibition of archaeological finds at Dorset Museum attests
Seventy-five artworks were transported to Berlin from Odesa when Ukraine was invaded by Russia – and they are now on display at the Gemäldegalerie
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A huge triptych seascape, mounted on a curved structure at Studio Voltaire, is the star of the show at the artist’s second major solo exhibition
The first major survey of the French artist in more than half a century highlights her fleshy nudes and her friendships with the titans of Impressionism
