For all her flaws – and love of the limelight – Sontag’s commitment to seriousness feels more necessary than ever
On his 50th birthday the society painter set off for the Holy Land, experiencing something of a conversion
An exhibition in Munich explores the less familiar aspects of the portraitist’s work, including the support he gave to his peers
This wide-ranging and original study gives art historians much to think and argue about
Paintings from the museum’s founding collection show the unsettling ways in which men have often represented women
Embracing polka dot, patchwork and plenty of colour, P&D artists set out to challenge the norms of good taste
Child prodigy he was not – but works from the painter’s youth in Leiden show that he soon made up for lost time
The multi-talented French architect and designer worked at the cutting edge of modernism
The engraver’s visions of a continent he never saw were designed to appeal to the European imagination
Naumann’s new installation imagines an alternate past in which the German Reich was re-established after the fall of the Berlin Wall
What prompted Botticelli to become a follower of Savonarola? Jordan Tannahill’s arresting play casts historical accuracy aside in the quest for answers
A selection of studies and sketches shows how the definition of drawing has happily ballooned in recent decades
In cities across the world, the cultural avant-garde has often hunkered down – and expressed itself – in nightclubs and bars
A substantial survey at Hastings Contemporary is a rare chance to encounter the British painter’s concise, enigmatic images
A biography of one of the country’s earliest professional woman painters is a fitting if belated tribute
This pupil of Rembrandt has often been mistaken for other artists, but is there an unity to be found in his many styles?
Tai Shani, Oscar Murillo, Helen Cammock and Lawrence Abu Hamdan can be found in playful, reflective or forensic mode in Margate
A thought-provoking study considers what makes medieval European sculpture so memorable
How the Barbizon painter’s subversive rural scenes inspired artists from Van Gogh to Salvador Dalí
It is 150 years since women first arrived at Cambridge – and the fight for equality has taken almost as long
What are the implications of using object recognition technology to classify human faces and emotions?
The artist is one of few to have attempted to illustrate Venus and Adonis
A new series of sprawling canvases by the Los Angeles-based artist takes inspiration from Cerberus, the mythical hound of Hades
The 1960s and ’70s were a golden age for Cuban artists who designed striking graphics for liberation movements across the world
