Plus: Bernd Ebert appointed director of the Dresden State Paintings Collections and long-lost Brueghel found in Dutch museum
Earthenware, gold jewellery, stone carvings and other gems from Korea reign supreme at the Royal Palace in Dresden
Though often thought of as a shy character, Munch painted a wide network of friends and peers, as this show in London attests
Humans have long depicted the sea in wildly different ways, as this show at the Sainsbury Centre makes clear
The Buffalo AKG celebrates a restlessly experimental artist who was at the heart of New York’s avant-garde in the 1970s and ’80s
While museums are desperate to stop climate actions involving works of art, a gallery in London has put defaced paintings front and centre, tomato soup and all
On the 260th anniversary of the birth of the man who took the first photo, here are four works that highlight bold approaches to photography
While other events are contracting, this New York mainstay remains a force to be reckoned with
The artist has been making installations about bees for years. His apian interests are now the subject of an exhibition at the World Museum
The innovations of artists in the first half of the 14th century created new pathways for painting for centuries to come
A study of the baroque painter’s business practices finds faults with her financial acumen and artistic training – though not everyone will agree
Tessa Hadley is unsettled by Giovanni Bellini’s eerily calm depiction of the murder of Saint Peter Martyr
The Old Master drawings collector has described herself as ‘an undisciplined cockapoo’ when it comes to buying – but each piece must be of the highest calibre
An unusually vibrant early still life by Van Gogh and an outstanding piece of Renaissance maiolica are among the highlights of this year’s edition
From Rembrandt in Frankfurt to pictures of puddings in The Hague, there’s plenty to see within touching distance of the fair
The Paris fair dedicated to works on paper is still a real draw for exhibitors and visitors from all over the world
Women have often been thought susceptible to demonic influence, and creativity can be seen as a form of possession – notions reclaimed by artists in ingenious ways
If AI is treated as little more than a fashionable selling point, then its potential to create genuinely innovative art may be lost
William Andrews Nesfield designed elaborate schemes that exemplify what people mean when they talk about Victorian formal gardens
This nomadic gallery finally has a permanent home, but can the impressive collection protect it from Poland’s fraught cultural politics?
In his voluptuous paintings of cakes and other foodstuffs, the American artist captured both pleasure and a sense of surfeit
The elaborately decorated art that emerged from Central and South America during the Spanish colonial period is gaining traction in the market
On the eve of this year’s Academy Awards, disappointed nominees in the best director category should take comfort from an unusual set of candles
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