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‘An important work by Titian has been hiding in plain sight’
A lost portrait of the 16th-century writer Pietro Aretino may have been at the Kunstmuseum Basel for the last hundred years
South Africa’s most established art fair has undergone a rapid rebirth
A sophisticated revamp means that Art Joburg is now a smaller, sleeker affair
The scientific revolution gets the royal treatment
The Science Museum’s new gallery makes subtle links between royal patronage, scientific progress and earthly conquest
A tour of Titania’s Palace
The fairy-tale doll’s house, now at Egeskov Castle in Denmark, still has the power to beguile with its miniature marvels and deceptions
Acquisitions of the month: August 2019
This month’s highlights include paintings of Henry VIII’s favourite wife and Dorothea Tanning’s much-loved dog
Crafty capers – the art of the heist on screen
The glamour of the art world lends itself perfectly to that most glamourising of movie genres – the heist film
‘Ravishing essays in light and colour’ – on Turner’s views of Mount Rigi
The view of Mount Rigi from Lake Lucerne inspired a series of great watercolours – one of which is currently under export bar in the UK
The prescient pair who created Europe’s first museum of East Asian art
Adolf and Frieda Fischer’s globetrotting led to their founding the Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst in Cologne
Depicting Moby Dick – the artists who set out to capture Melville’s white whale
Moby-Dick is a novel suspicious of visual representation – but one that has inspired scores of illustrators and painters
A history of Bruges in 20,000 objects
The gothic heart of Bruges now beats a little faster at the renovated Gruuthusemuseum
The museums putting Baltimore back on the cultural map
The American city has not one, but two world-class art institutions – both contributing to its wider revival
Félix Fénéon – critic, collector, and champion of African art
The Parisian critic may have been an enigma who stayed out of sight – but he introduced African art to the French avant-garde
Minimalism, murals and makeshift studios – contemporary art comes to Munich
The Bavarian capital is reasserting its position as a city to rival Berlin in its embrace of the arts
‘All viewers are equal – no one is told how to see’ – at the Menil Drawing Institute
The latest addition to the Menil’s ‘neighbourhood of art’ in Houston offers an expanded vision of what drawing means
Acquisitions of the month: July 2019
One of Peter Lanyon’s last works and a rare print by Rembrandt are among this month’s highlights
Peak practice – the art of building pyramids in ancient Egypt
Looking beyond the pyramids at Giza, royal tomb design was a more varied affair than we sometimes realise
On the seashore – beachside art around the world
From Barcelona to Venice Beach – with summer in full swing, Apollo rounds up some notable examples of art on the beach
The digital reconstructions bringing Roman ruins to life
From the Circus Maximus to the Ara Pacis, virtual and augmented reality can enhance our experience of ancient sites
Hedonism in Herculaneum – a guide to good living in a luxurious Roman villa
The Villa dei Papiri gives us a glimpse into the world of a Roman statesman and his interest in Epicurean philosophy
Jodrell Bank – a beacon of British science and a boon for artists
While few would contest the scientific significance of the site, its cultural impact has been less widely acknowledged
How Eduardo Chillida carved out a place for himself
The reopening of the sculptor’s museum in the Basque Country allows visitors to encounter his works in their intended home
A pan-African event keeps its sights set on local scenes
A year-long travelling exhibition celebrates the continent’s leading artists
Making up for the past – the artists filling in the blanks in our collective memory
How artists such Michael Rakowitz, Kader Attia and Hew Locke are picking up where official narratives leave off
Pairing Chinese calligraphy with performance art in the Chianti Valley
A display of ink painting in action launched Tuscan wine country’s annual art event
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