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The Rijksmuseum gathered 150 people called Rembrandt to launch its new exhibition – but that’s just the start of the the painter’s curious legacy
Ed Sheeran has joined the big league – by becoming the latest star to pose for David Hockney
Plus: Donald Trump’s wedding cake goes under the hammer, and Lars von Trier turns his films into diamonds
The thunderous thespian is to voice the bacteria that spread the Black Death for a new display at the Museum of London
The latest bizarre artworks to come to Rakewell’s attention feature blood donations and cattle-rearing devices
In a short film by Ridley Scott, David Hockney opens up about his time at the Royal College of Art – and mischievous visits to the V&A
Bougie London Literary Woman has sidled away from social media – for now. Rakewell rounds up some of her art-related tweets
Plus: Toto forever in the Namib Desert and art students in China face an overfamiliar exam
Critics have waxed lyrical about The Favourite – but spare a thought for the candle crew on set at Hatfield House
Gyllenhaal plays a contemporary art critic in a forthcoming art-world satire that was inspired by a trip to Dia: Beacon
