The head of Unesco’s World Heritage Centre has said that it is receiving ‘more and more reports of the destruction…
Robert Pattinson’s caped crusader has a fine line in leather boots – but, alas, none of his forebears’ flair for home decoration
The surviving fragments of the baroque painter’s late masterpiece are reunited at the Prado for first time since 1833
An unprecedented – and probably never to be repeated – exploration of the quattrocento master arrives in Florence
A show of prints and drawings at the Courtauld in London gives an insight into the working methods of the artist known as Raphael’s heir
The Arte Povera pioneer’s first experiments in porcelain go on display at the Frick in New York
The sculptor used to make work made out of meat, but although she now uses marble she is still fascinated by processes of decay
Devotional textiles from India and a rare edition of a work by Hiroshige are among the highlights of this year’s event
The painter employed trompe l’oeil like no artist before or since – and his box of tricks makes for a real treat at Ikon in Birmingham
Unesco has said that it is ‘gravely concerned’ about the security of Ukrainian heritage sites from damage caused during the…
The film star has spoken of the spiritual qualities of the photographs in his collection, but that hasn’t stopped him from putting them up for auction
A rare chance to see highlights from John Soane’s vast collection of drawings in London
The Wadsworth Atheneum shows that the American painter’s subtlety of line and originality of palette set him apart from his peers
The Städel Museum explores the Impressionist’s debt to the paintings of Watteau and Fragonard
The Ivorian artist and inventor of the first writing system for the Bété people is celebrated in a show at MoMA
The prehistoric monument may seem timeless, but enthusiasts have constantly reimagined the site to suit their own preoccupations
The author of beloved books such as the ‘Alfie’ series and ‘Dogger’ simply knew how children look and act
Rocks that resemble food may not be appetising exactly, but they can certainly be a feast for the eyes
A remarkable Renaissance roundel from Mantua and a painting by Lavinia Fontana are among this month’s highlights
Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines’s art school in Suffolk was an unusual meeting of rural idyll and bohemian vice
Thomas Gray’s ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’ was the best-loved poem of the 18th century – and has proved a lure to illustrators ever since
The wall is an extraordinary piece of public art and grassroots activism that combines personal remembrance and political statement
By homing in on Holbein’s miniatures, this survey of the Renaissance master gives us a broad picture of the world he lived in
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