Drawings and daguerreotypes on view at the Ducal Palace reveal the variety of Ruskin’s engagement with Venice
Four reliquaries by Fra Angelico have been reunited for the first time since the 19th century
The Sudanese artist’s singular vision is equally inspired by African and European culture
The American Impressionist’s singular body of work is as hard to classify as ever
Scotland’s most ambitious biennial sets out to disorient – and largely succeeds
In her final book Linda Nochlin makes a case for painting that looks poverty in the eye
Masterpieces of American modernism cross the pond for the very first time
Vo’s conceptual work serves as a reminder of the personal and political meanings carried by the objects around us
In the turbulent decades of the 1960s to ’80s, female artists found creative ways to resist and transform the status quo
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
