Some 140 masterpieces of painting, drawing, sculpture and decorative art from the last two millennia go on display at the Art Institute of Chicago
Between the advent of the term ‘homosexual’ and the outbreak of the Second World War, artists found creative ways to express queer sensibilities
To mark 185 years since the birth of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, we look at four artworks that capture the French capital in all its variety
The announcement that the president of the Palace Versailles will run the world’s most-visited museum comes a day after Des Cars resignation was accepted
Thirty finalists from 19 countries were selected from more than 5,000 submissions – and the winner will be announced on 12 May
Court painters couldn’t bestow eternal life on their royal patrons, but they certainly knew how to make art that lasted
Plus: the South African pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale will be empty, and the Hungarian artist Dóra Maurer has died at 88
Tate Modern’s major retrospective takes in the artist’s early work, her return to painting and everything in-between
An intimate survey of the photographer’s work, co-curated by one of his close friends, goes on display at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn
The Royal Academy of Arts reveals how carefully conceived even the most cartoonish of the artist’s paintings really are
