Long after David Sassoon’s descendants had entered the highest echelons of English society, their collecting reflected the family’s ties to the Middle East, India and China
The Palais de Danse in St Ives allowed the sculptor’s work to grow in ambition
Built as a residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Vienna museum with a tangled history is now a home for Old Masters and modern art
Stephan Kemperdick of Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie talks Apollo through Hugo van der Goes’s stylish depiction of the saint
A portrait of pooch at the Ashmolean can more than hold its own among more rarefied breeds
The Low Countries may not grow oranges and lemons, but the artists of the region certainly had a zest for them
A £15 million renovation has provided a new gallery and additional exhibition space but the displays are less about the objects than the stories they tell
One of South Africa’s oldest wine estates has developed strong ties with the country’s leading artists
It has become increasingly common for museums to invite artists to respond to their collections, but what kind of connections are we being invited to make?
The desirability of getting a day job in a museum can make it easy for prestigious institutions to take advantage of the artists who work in them
A portrait of the 17th-century polymath and intellectual superstar Paolo Sarpi hangs in a corner of a house that once belonged to a wealthy tyrant
A first for the Frick and a Caillebotte at the Musée d'Orsay are among the most important works to enter museum collections this month
The Worshipful Company of Vintners still provides a very convivial welcome
On the 300th anniversary of his death, the architect’s fame remains unassailable – but the character of the man is more contested than ever, writes Matthew Walker
Robert Mintz of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco explains how tensions between tigers and magpies in Korean folk tales made their way on to a porcelain vase
In Turin, traces of ancient Egypt are never far away, which makes it a welcoming place for contemporary artists with a historical bent
The painter’s close friendship with the Wertheimers is quite evident in the many portraits he made of them all
Tech companies have long tried to put a human face on their latest innovations, with varying degrees of success
In the 17th century, tips for carving could often be gleaned at the card table
The photographer who bore witness to the Spanish Civil War paid the ultimate price for her fearlessness
A donation of 220 works by Philip Guston from the artist’s daughter and a portrait of one of Louis XV’s most controversial aides are among this month’s highlights
The new-look National Portrait Gallery in London and the International African American Museum in Charleston are among the highlights of the year ahead
George II gave his god-daughter a decorative silver bowl that was later put to surprisingly practical use
The painter’s house in Suffolk now tells a compelling story about his formative influence
