New Orleans bandleader Charles ‘Buddy’ Bolden cuts an enigmatic figure in John Akomfrah’s elegiac film
The Dutch polymath’s lifelike drawings are masterpieces of wit and invention
Leonardo’s art may be universal, but his notes and sketches also reveal a man firmly rooted in his age
The first show ever to focus on the art of cutting and pasting offers an impressively expansive view of the practice
Katharine Baetjer’s catalogue is a focused account of the museum’s 18th-century French paintings
The discovery of an important manuscript reshapes our understanding of early Islamic culture
The virtuoso draughtsman carried several sketchbooks at all times and liked to draw standing up
For a brief period between the wars, the Grosvenor School in Pimlico was the site of a printmaking revolution
The Austrian painter dedicated her career to translating bodily sensations into visual form – often through self-portraits
An exhibition at the Ditchling Museum explores the interwoven lives and pioneering work of designer-artisans in Sussex and beyond
An exhibition of drawings from the 17th-century collection makes the case for a visual approach to learning – whether in science, history or art
A remarkable collection of prints anticipate and address Germany’s turmoil after the First World War
The artist’s depictions of black women and their experience are on show at Modern Art Oxford
A small but dazzling display offers viewers in the UK a rare glimpse of a painter who fused Spanish and Flemish influences
A new study of framing devices is illuminating, but devotes surprisingly little space to actual picture frames
The painter’s portraits may not be as ambiguous as this show in Berlin seems to suggest
Anti-tsarist postcards were an important, and often beautiful, form of radical propaganda in Imperial Russia
Diplomat, entrepreneur, painter – from an early age Rubens knew what it took to achieve success
The Danish painter scorned the fussy fashions of the bourgeoisie, taking a more spartan approach – at home and in his art
The Met shows how much cities between Rome and Parthia had in common – and how devastating recent archaeological losses are
The 98-year-old artist makes her debut in the UK with a thrilling exhibition of work from throughout her career
Despite its international popularity, the Japanese art form cannot be understood through images alone
The illustrator and designer of stained glass fused Irish and European traditions to create an intriguing new idiom
The Tate explores how the painter’s eyes were opened to new influences during his time in the city
