Thanks to the town’s seafaring merchants, the museum has one of the world’s best collections of maritime and Asian art – and a whole new wing for its display
The Dominican nun led a flourishing workshop in the convent of Santa Caterina – as her recently restored Last Supper shows
A recent ban on climbing the sacred rock in Australia's 'red centre' was celebrated with singing and dancing. What other forms of art have emerged from the site?
Twenty-five years after his death, Jarman’s films, paintings and words are still incisive and inspiring
Collections of hand-drawn postcards, quilts, and 18th-century French bindings are among this month’s highlights
The poet, translator and musician was also a passionate observer – and recorder – of the visual world
The painter’s monumental and often melancholy hunting scenes are well worth another look
A new display in the museum pays tribute to one of its best and most charming ambassadors
Whether as models, studio managers, or artists in their own right, the women in the orbit of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood deserve greater recognition
As the greatest sculptor of the Spanish Renaissance, Alonso Berruguete deserves to be better understood
The artist Taus Makhacheva is fascinated by the subversive side of an art form that found great favour in the USSR
Things rarely turn out well for the characters in the satirist’s so-called ‘progress’ pieces – rather, they capture the chaos of 18th-century life
In all his art, from his poetry hotline to the recent text paintings, Giorno refused to be bored or be boring
The Glasmuseet in Ebeltoft has a significant collection of works donated by artists from around the world
The chance discovery in a kitchen in France has major significance for scholarship on the Florentine master
A visit to Camp Nou – where Lionel Messi’s boots can be found alongside works by Miró, Dalí and Tàpies
The Khalili Collections have partnered up with Wikimedia UK to broaden access to their vast holdings spanning centuries and cultures
The latest addition to the long gallery at Hever Castle presents the Plantagenet king in the worst possible light
An astonishing number of historic wall paintings have survived religious upheaval, climate-related damage and the passage of time. But they need our protection
This month's highlights include a rock-crystal Venetian coffer and a once-lost watercolour by Rossetti
The emperor was no connoisseur – but he understood the power of art to paper over the cracks in his troubled reign
The decaying grandeur of the island makes for a beautiful setting – but it’s one that vies for attention with the art on view
After a decade-long renovation, the palatial Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon can now show its masterpieces to even greater advantage
Founded in 1934 in Lund, southern Sweden, the Skissernas Museum of sketches, models and preparatory work offers a valuable insight into artistic projects – including those never made
