Who was the artist commissioned to record the Paston family’s collection – and what was the purpose of the painting?
A mysterious set of Renaissance silverware has been reunited for the first time in centuries
The recreation of an exhibition of Brazilian modernism during the Second World War is a remarkable feat
The artist’s monumental drawings challenge the viewer to discover unexpected details in their pitch-black surfaces
The relationship between Italian art and politics reconsidered through restaged exhibitions from the Fascist era
Kate Flint’s history of flash photography highlights the uses of a technology many practitioners have mixed feelings about
This catalogue of Florentine works in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich sets a new standard
The artist’s collection of Japanese prints gave him a new way of seeing the world
Luxury, glamour and romance abound in the V&A’s celebration of the heyday of sea travel
Two shows in London reaffirm the artist’s intense dedication to film and the moving image
Karla Black’s playful new works subtly challenge the viewer to make sense of them
At the New Art Gallery the artist remakes an old installation exploring migration and belonging in Europe
The artist’s time in the French capital was not a success, but it formed his thinking about words and pictures
What did William Blake really see when he looked at the Sussex landscape?
A rediscovered set of dinner plates depicting famous women prompts a reassessment of the pair’s artistic collaboration
An exhibition that takes the Agadir earthquake of 1960 as its starting point is well framed in the brutalist surrounds of the Barbican
An exhibition at the Morgan Library examines medieval concepts of past, present and future
From Cornish coves to remote towns in Italy, a sense of place is central to the paintings of Peter Lanyon
The update of Kenneth Clark’s landmark series takes a more questioning approach to art history
His political judgements may have been poor, but Charles I’s art collection was first rate
Leon Golub’s paintings harness classical myth to criticise atrocities and abuses of power
An extraordinarily ambitious attempt to map the city will set off as many arguments as it solves
An exhibition of Kerouac's art in Milan gives some sense of his restless creativity
Mark Dion’s playful installations at the Whitechapel Gallery turn viewers into voyeurs
