Joseph Highmore’s morality tales are just as engaging as those of his contemporary William Hogarth
'Soul of a Nation' is the most significant contribution to debates around black art to date
James Hamilton's biography of Thomas Gainsborough presents the painter as a lad about town
A new book series explores the strange subcultures of post-war Britain, from CB radio enthusiasts to alien investigators
The portraitist was highly sought after in his heyday, but his reputation has languished in recent years
The objects in Matisse’s collection shaped his revolutionary aesthetic, and inspired him to push beyond the boundaries of the European tradition
Eleven of Lucio Fontana's 'Spatial Environments' have been meticulously recreated in Milan – and the effects are extraordinary
Featuring Goya, teddy bears and suicide vests, ‘The Disasters of Everyday Life’ is puerile, provocative, and superb
The four artists shortlisted this year tackle ideas about rootlessness and belonging in a series of understated works
The Oxford museum's lavish new publication is a triumph of scholarship
Two wax sculptures of art impresarios were ceremonially lit today in Florence's Piazza della Signoria
What did the Pre-Raphaelite painters see when they looked at the Old Masters – and how did they use what they saw?
The artist's ongoing record of what was not there becomes more thought-provoking as time passes
Cassiano dal Pozzo's paper museum, consisting of thousands of drawings, attempted to encapsulate the knowledge of his time
The paintings might be puzzles but they deserve to be better known
Paintings, jewellery, clothes, and weapons could all be used to show support for the Jacobite pretenders’ claims to the throne
'Painting India' at the Hepworth Wakefield includes many of the artist's most engaging and joyful paintings
Don't miss this celebration of the Brazilian artist's brief but dazzling career
As male Surrealists depicted women as muses, sphinxes, and goddesses, women Surrealists sought to turn this imagery on its head
The Danish artist clearly takes great delight in the physical properties of paint (and bronze, too)
August Sander’s photographs and Otto Dix’s paintings take an unflinching look at Weimar Germany
This is an exhibition targeted at the senses more than the brain, more Star Wars than Stalker
Very few panel paintings by the Italian Trecento artist survive. Currently, all of them are at the National Gallery in London
The acclaimed filmmaker insists we notice skin colour, and acknowledge the politics of its presence and presentations
