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From Dickens to Dada – a marvellous mishmash of collage across time
The first show ever to focus on the art of cutting and pasting offers an impressively expansive view of the practice
The Met’s French masterpieces now have the catalogue they deserve
Katharine Baetjer’s catalogue is a focused account of the museum’s 18th-century French paintings
What the world looked like to a mapmaker in medieval Cairo
The discovery of an important manuscript reshapes our understanding of early Islamic culture
Scene stealers – the candid sketches of Adolph Menzel
The virtuoso draughtsman carried several sketchbooks at all times and liked to draw standing up
Lino sheets and London streets – the pioneers of modern British printmaking
For a brief period between the wars, the Grosvenor School in Pimlico was the site of a printmaking revolution
Selfie shtick – the many faces of Maria Lassnig
The Austrian painter dedicated her career to translating bodily sensations into visual form – often through self-portraits
Handy work – the business of craft in interwar Britain
An exhibition at the Ditchling Museum explores the interwoven lives and pioneering work of designer-artisans in Sussex and beyond
Pelicans, fossils and fingered lemons – recreating the paper museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo
An exhibition of drawings from the 17th-century collection makes the case for a visual approach to learning – whether in science, history or art
Shattered hopes and a descent into hell – German Expressionist prints in Glasgow
A remarkable collection of prints anticipate and address Germany’s turmoil after the First World War
Claudette Johnson’s body of work feels as necessary as ever
The artist’s depictions of black women and their experience are on show at Modern Art Oxford
An itinerant Iberian master – Bartolomé Bermejo at the National Gallery, reviewed
A small but dazzling display offers viewers in the UK a rare glimpse of a painter who fused Spanish and Flemish influences
Putting Renaissance paintings in their place
A new study of framing devices is illuminating, but devotes surprisingly little space to actual picture frames
Is it time to take Lotte Laserstein at face value?
The painter’s portraits may not be as ambiguous as this show in Berlin seems to suggest
The postcards that paved the way for the Russian Revolution
Anti-tsarist postcards were an important, and often beautiful, form of radical propaganda in Imperial Russia
How Rubens made a booming business of his art
Diplomat, entrepreneur, painter – from an early age Rubens knew what it took to achieve success
Shades of grey – the austere artistry of Vilhelm Hammershøi
The Danish painter scorned the fussy fashions of the bourgeoisie, taking a more spartan approach – at home and in his art
A journey through the melting pots of the ancient Middle East
The Met shows how much cities between Rome and Parthia had in common – and how devastating recent archaeological losses are
A world of her own – the paintings of Luchita Hurtado
The 98-year-old artist makes her debut in the UK with a thrilling exhibition of work from throughout her career
Lost without words – Manga at the British Museum, reviewed
Despite its international popularity, the Japanese art form cannot be understood through images alone
Harry Clarke’s uncanny visions of Ireland
The illustrator and designer of stained glass fused Irish and European traditions to create an intriguing new idiom
How Victorian London inspired Vincent Van Gogh
The Tate explores how the painter’s eyes were opened to new influences during his time in the city
Funny and unflinching – Eleanor Antin bares all at LACMA
The now-octogenarian artist has revisited her most famous work – and it only gets better with age
Munch’s prints are obsessive and repetitive – but a revelation all the same
He took to the medium with great speed, producing works that display a rich debt to the Old Masters
Canes, corsets and peacock feathers – ‘Boldini and Fashion’ reviewed
The Ferrarese painter spent his career capturing the whims of fashion – but the results are far from superficial
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