The crotchety cult legend is giving art lessons on TV – and it’s all surprisingly charming
Giovanni Morelli was a complex character, as attentive to the state of the Italian nation as he was to its art
Without Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion models, science-fiction films wouldn't look like they do today
The city’s most devoted citizen explains urban life to Martin Scorsese
In his skewering of authority figures, Ralph Steadman bears comparison with some of the great artists of modern times
The photographer’s images of the struggle for civil rights are as relevant as when they were first made
Weird and wonderful citrus fruit were once highly prized possessions – and one German fanatic made prints of the hundreds of varieties he laid his hands on
The muddy foreshore of the Thames has been an unlikely treasure trove for amateur archaeologists
From commemorative wares to ordinary utensils, inscribing dates on household objects was once common practice
The artist’s powerful canvases are full of detail but never shy away from the bigger picture
The artist’s complex depictions of Kenya present scenes of violence alongside moments of beauty
For the artists in this exhibition at the Pera Museum, a traditional form turns out to be ripe for reinvention
A survey of 180 years of botanical photography proves that the art form continues to flourish
The painter, who enjoyed a glittering international career, was as fascinated by high society as he was by Sweden’s rural life
During a residency at the gallery, the artist has made works inspired by the drama of Spanish Golden Age painting
This triumphant double bill brims with emotion – from the pain of loss to the pleasures of beauty
A personal guide to the playful structures has much in common with its whimsical subject
When it came to cataloguing the Royal Collection’s holdings of the Old Master, only the latest technology would do for the Prince Consort
A scholar’s 40-year quest to trace the origins of the world’s most famous length of linen makes for a gripping read
By bringing recent Black British history to life, the film-maker has also conjured up a world full of joy and anger
A biography of the artist known as the ‘painter of light’ explores his fascination with gloomy subjects
Matisse was already in his 60s when he began to design books – but this new direction would inspire some of his most engaging works
The quilts made in Gee’s Bend, Alabama are often compared with modern paintings, but should be seen as great works in their own right
All the world’s a set for the director’s films, according to an enjoyably idiosyncratic travel guide
