The mythological frescoes painted by Annibale Carracci at the Farnese family’s Roman palace are legendary in their own right
After a seven-year closure, the museum’s resistance of easy definitions of ‘Black’ art and its determination to serve the local community couldn’t be more necessary
The country’s art scene isn’t afraid to find time to stop and stare – but it does so with a healthy dose of mischief
Marla Aaron has worked with a Bavarian royal porcelain manufactory for her latest series – and the collaboration looks to be a perfect fit
The Musée d'Ennery is a hidden gem: a belle époque collection of East Asian art that is well worth the effort it requires to get in
The artist’s idyllic vision of his garden in Kent looks an even more tempting retreat in today’s troubled world
Although not usually associated with Asian art, Morgan kept this work of Qing-dynasty porcelain next to his desk in his private library
A purpose-built home for the university’s vast permanent collection built up over 275 years passes with honours
Heist films are the most glamorous kind of crime film – and art heists make for the most glamorous kind of heist film
On the centenary of the artist’s birth, Courtney J. Martin talks to Apollo about running the Rauschenberg Foundation and looking after his legacy
In his complex and colourful paintings, the American artist riffed on masterpieces he had seen in museums around Europe
The opening of the Fondation Cartier in 1984 changed the French art world. Does its move to the heart of Paris show that private institutions now have the upper hand?
The film-maker seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer
Ben Enwonwu is the star of Tate Modern’s landmark exhibition. Samuel Reilly looks at how the twists and turns of the artist’s career mirror those of his native country after it left British colonialism behind
Recently restored, the monumental paintings in the north wing of St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London show a more caring side of the satirical genius
This month’s highlights include a Francis Bacon triptych that was once the most expensive artwork ever sold and a trove of Dada and Surrealist works
The newly renovated Station Hall at the National Railway Museum in York tracks 200 years of train travel, from royal dining cars to railwaymen’s outfits
The humble tuber, rich in its own history, has long been a source of inspiration for painters depicting the peasant classes
When the radical patron wasn’t collecting the work of modern British artists, she was urging them to join her in protesting against nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War
The emergence of Le Creuset cookware a century ago sparked a change in how home kitchens both looked and functioned
The first fully fledged edition of the event offers a fast-paced guide to the city’s thriving contemporary art scene
The National Gallery is the latest UK arts institution to announce a citizens’ assembly. But what does this involve – and will any real decisions be taken?
Little known for centuries after his death in 1652, except as a French follower of Caravaggio, the painter is now rightly recognised as a singular talent
While exiled in the city, Marie Antoinette’s favourite artist struck up a close friendship with her own idol, Angelica Kauffman
