How Renaissance artists captured Portugal’s golden age
Portugal’s period of ascendancy can be charted through the paintings of the times
Portugal’s period of ascendancy can be charted through the paintings of the times
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The poet’s bejewelled lair on the banks of the Thames was his pride and joy – and its restoration shines new light into the shadowy depths of his mind
The new guidance provides some welcome clarity for art businesses, but a few grey areas remain
The artist’s wry installations include everything from cuddly toys to supersized versions of everyday objects. But her art is much tougher than it looks
Six museum directors, curators and gallerists give their take on the controversies surrounding this year's exhibition in Kassel
The collector, dealer and interior decorator, who started trading antiques from his rooms at Oxford as an undergraduate, has died at the age of 76
May the actor’s upcoming role as the successful Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham be more promising than his previous skirmishes with the profession
The Japanese fashion designer revolutionised womenswear by creating comfortable clothes appreciated for their androgynous elegance and ease
By turning social types into individuals, the photographer influenced many of his contemporaries and shaped how we see the 20th-century
The students at Imperial College London are objecting to the sculptor’s ‘phallic’ new sculpture, proving that an outsize reputation isn’t everything
Bruno Vandermeulen and Danny Veys use 19th-century processes to bring a very modern sensibility to archaeological sites in Anatolia
Long before the invention of the visitor-response survey, the writer was curious about how works of art affected their viewers
Alex Da Corte's whimsical construction takes up residence on the Louisiana's terrace
The pop star’s latest album contains fewer treats for art-history buffs than its title promises – but Rakewell is too busy dancing to care
Piranesi may have fallen out with his Irish patron but, in modern-day Dublin, artists inspired by his example are looking to mend fences
Downtime is important for the artist in downtown Los Angeles, who has a figurine from a children’s television show keep watch over their studio
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Since the invention of the medium, photography has always had an ambiguous relationship with architecture
An extremely close look at François Boucher’s portrait of the marquise in the Fogg Museum at Harvard homes in on the painter’s use of his signature colour