As the last rulers of pre-Islamic Iran, the Sasanians crafted a grand courtly culture that would go on to influence kings from the Balkans to Bengal
The painter’s tender portraits of slum life are being celebrated across Scotland in her centenary year
Heir to a railway fortune and an 8,000-acre estate in West Sussex, Edward James transformed his homes into total works of art – with a little help from Dalí and friends
Tintoretto’s daughter was a highly acclaimed artist in her own right, but there is frustratingly little to go on when it comes to identifying her paintings
With their miniature artistry and enigmatic personal histories, these striking prints are often more enticing than the volumes they’re found in
Most of the fuss about NFTs has focused on what, if anything, buyers are getting – but how do digital artists feel about minting their art?
Niko Pirosmani’s paintings are a testament to Georgian conviviality – although he didn’t always have a place at the table
The pages of US periodicals trumpet a country making it up as it went along, covering everything from prohibition to pulp fiction
The discovery of a 3,000-year old city at the West Bank of Luxor creates a more nuanced picture of ancient Egyptian life
Dia Art Foundation’s support for ambitious experimental artists is as resolute as ever, its director Jessica Morgan tells Apollo
Traditional boatyards and boat-building techniques have long been in decline – but the pandemic has only worsened the situation
On the bicentenary of the poet’s birth, his art criticism still hums with outrage
Francis Bacon’s work reveals an endless fascination with animals – and the bestial side of human nature
In 2006, Jonathan Yeo painted Prince Philip's portrait – an invigorating if at times nerve-wracking experience
The pandemic has highlighted the need for urban projects such as the Camden Highline – and London has a long history of transforming unloved sites into havens for city dwellers
Agatha Christie's sleuth has been nowhere more at home than in ITV's interwar locations – their clean lines the perfect match for the punctilious Poirot
The painter’s urgent, sympathetic portraits of her fellow New Yorkers are exactly what we need in these troubled times
Robert Walpole was a supreme political operator, but his power and personal wealth also made him a splendid butt of satire
Walking around the city can feel like following in the footsteps of the famous photographer – but today’s empty streets are altogether more depressing
Many British royals have been keen on acquiring works of art, but few have been as diligent about looking after them as Queen Mary
You’re not going abroad this summer – but you can still have a holiday with an artistic twist
The restored tomb of Augustus reopened this month – and an extensive new website gives a good sense of what has happened to it over the last two thousand years
The glittering displays of Noël Coward and chums masked an altogether less divine reality – but anxiety and fear were always part of the act
Irma Stern’s idylls of African life have too often been read at face value – but they mask a more troubled history
