Research proves that viewers linger longest over the torments in Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights. What that says about humanity, God only knows.
Plus: Austrian government proposes new restitution laws and the rest of the week’s top stories
Works drawn from the collections at Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester offer an insight the life and work of the German Renaissance master
On the centenary of the artist’s birth, the Art Institute of Chicago looks at a lesser-known aspect of his practice
For the conceptual artist from New York, a show in County Wexford is a chance to focus on what it means to look – and to be looked at
The mystical associations and strange rituals of the summer solstice have captured the imaginations of artists for centuries
The trailblazing Austrian performance artist gets her biggest retrospective to date
The painter drew on wide range of influences to create his ethereal landscapes
A record-breaking Klimt at Sotheby’s has put the marketing machine in overdrive, but quieter joys can be found elsewhere in the capital
At the heart of a memorable but uneven event is the struggle to remember the transatlantic slave trade in appropriate ways
The museum has reopened with a new entrance and a complete rehang of the collection – but there’s no getting away from its founding purpose
The Netherlandish painter is a master of directing viewers to the telling detail
From the ashes of Masterpiece rises an ambitious and even more selective successor
The newly reopened museum has an impressive collection of Turkish art, but seems strangely disconnected from the present
East Quay is an arts centre breathing new life into the Somerset town of Watchet and it has a real sense of social purpose
Plus: climate activists smear paint on a Monet, Maurizio Cattelan’s banana wins a lawsuit, and the rest of the week’s top stories
Oliver Messel’s rococo sets for ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ at the Royal Opera House represented a new dawn for dance
As Charles III’s juvenilia comes to auction, Rakewell’s thoughts turn to other members of the royal family who have displayed artistic tendencies
From Edwin Landseer’s stag to an ancient Egyptian hedgehog, this week we’re celebrating animals throughout art history
The Box in Plymouth celebrates the life and legacy of the Georgian painter on the 300th anniversary of his birth
The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia makes a case for enduring relevance of the sculptor’s career
The Barbican stages the first major UK survey of the American artist’s work
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