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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
Walter Gropius: the man who built the Bauhaus
Fiona MacCarthy’s biography suggests that the architect’s greatest achievement may have been to assemble so much talent in one place
The painter who made his name on the Western Front
Alfred Munnings was an official war artist who took a curiously pastoral approach to the conflict
The most influential and most detested architect of the modern age
Philip Johnson was not the most talented modern American architect, but he was certainly the most important
Lavish tapestries and pious paintings – Bernard van Orley weaves his magic in Brussels
The Flemish master, whose workshop was one of the busiest in 16th-century Brussels, gets his first major survey in the city of his birth
Flowers, hyenas and haunted hotels – the surreal world of Dorothea Tanning
The Tate’s survey of Tanning’s long career testifies to her lifelong commitment to Surrealism
David Salle puts a new spin on history painting
The painter’s witty and deceptively effortless works combine high and low culture to enjoyable effect
Andrea del Verrocchio steps out of the shadow of his star pupil
The Florentine master, who took Leonardo as an apprentice, was perhaps the most influential artist of his day
Oil slick – the smooth dealings of Calouste Gulbenkian
Where both petroleum and art were concerned, the 20th-century tycoon positioned himself for rich pickings
Cartoons and camaraderie – the Chicago Imagists, reviewed
In the 1960s and ’70s Chicago was the home of a movement that gleefully broke all the rules of good taste
Gerhard Richter, Steve Reich and Arvo Pärt put on a show
Their joint commission for the Shed includes choirs, orchestras and lots of colour – but is it smaller than the sum of its parts?
H.C. Westermann’s sinister visions of post-war America
His experiences as a marine gunner in the Second World War and Korea made a lasting impact on Westermann’s art
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