The ancient Scottish relic makes for a captivating moment of theatre, but the rest of the displays are just as artfully done
Cultural institutions are increasingly cutting ties with fossil fuel sponsors, but art and oil have long been intertwined in surprising ways
A luscious portrait by Johann Richard Seel and a magnificent bronze statue by Giambologna are among the most important works to have entered public collections last month
The museum is founded on the collection of John Julius Angerstein and, 200 years later, the banker’s taste is still making itself felt
For his Paris apartment, Léonce Rosenberg commissioned works from the likes of Picabia and de Chirico, fusing modernism and classic French style
Didier Rykner is the tireless heritage campaigner with a talent for publicity who has become a thorn in the side of the French authorities
Wine has been part of the lifeblood of Crete since the Bronze Age – and one grower in particular is reaching back thousands of years for inspiration
Karlo Kacharava was only 30 when he died in 1984. In Georgia, he is regarded as a one-man avant-garde and his work is now being acclaimed abroad
The pop artist believed that artists should make work for the masses. Decades after his death, his images are everywhere
Maarten van Heemskerck’s expert renderings of Rome inspired his countrymen to see the city for themselves
The rest of the city still has plenty to offer, from an exploration of the travels of Marco Polo to a celebration of Jean Cocteau’s genius
From the recent history of Timor-Leste to world-building in Bulgaria, this year’s shows present a rich and varied cross-section of contemporary art from around the world
At the age of 65, the artist went to Rome a painter and returned to the United States a sculptor. It wasn’t the first time the city had changed him
The Norwegian painter was referring to Ibsen’s play 'Ghosts' when he painted his dream-like landscape of 1906
Now 20 years old, the country house museum in Warwickshire has developed a distinctive approach to collecting – and it’s paying off handsomely
A Poussin Last Supper and a rare oil painting by Remedios Varo are among the most exciting works to have entered public collections over the last month
Do digital techniques to enliven familiar paintings help or hinder our understanding of the art at hand?
A rustic painting by Annibale Carracci highlights how the act of eating in art has long been tied to class and status
As the Metropolitan Museum of Art enters a new era, its past decisions are still sending ripples into the present. So what does the future hold?
Koen Bulckens of the Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp explains what makes the painter’s portrait of ‘the weeping prophet’ such an emotional tour de force
The painter’s desire for food and drink can be traced throughout a collection of obsessive shopping lists dotted with drawings
Joe Tilson’s stained-glass window in Midlothian was one of his last works and suffuses a 15th-century place of worship with just a hint of grooviness
A Chardin still life and a pair of wooden sculptures from medieval Japan are among the most important works to have entered public collections last month
The Palazzo della Pilotta contains three museums, a historic library and one of the oldest theatres in Europe – but, until its recent refurbishment, has often been overlooked
