The Renaissance painter’s talent for story-telling is the focus of this retrospective at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The Renaissance painter’s talent for story-telling is the focus of this retrospective at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The Oslo-based artist has never shied away from explicit – or controversial – material, but it’s not just about creating a shocking scene
Plus: museum directors denounce Just Stop Oil protests, Paul Allen collection sells for more than $1.6bn, and the rest of the week’s top stories
The sale of masterpieces at Christie’s shattered records – but has it really changed the art market?
Having spent most her life serving others, Nellie Mae Rowe came to art in her retirement years and found a joyful defiance in the creation of other-worldly scenes
The Miami-based artist isn’t especially keen on visitors, but he has a television and an 18th-century cooling casket to keep him company
The Arts Council’s latest funding announcement has moved money out of London, but the entire sector has a lot to worry about
The Royal Academy shines a light on the women artists who were central to the development of German Expressionism
An exhibition at Pallant House gallery explores how the South Downs have captured the imaginations of artists through the centuries
Selling a misattributed work was a ‘prank’, according to André Heller – which leads Rakewell to reflect on the real classics of the genre
The artist’s drawings of women are a testament to his private proclivities. It’s no wonder he never put them on public display
The collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is set to be the first to break the $1bn barrier next week – though it is unlikely to be the last
The pioneer of Ethiopian modernism tells Apollo about his years in the USSR and his depictions of brightly-dressed women at market
This month’s highlights include the 18th-century Chinese jardinière that Horace Walpole famously used as a fish bowl
Digital Benin opens a new chapter in the restitution saga
The project that launched this week is not the first to attempt cataloguing the Benin Bronzes, but it’s by far the most comprehensive