The age-old problem of painting nudes
In praise of the late-career artists, Joan Semmel and Caroline Coon among them, who keep on painting their own bodies
In praise of the late-career artists, Joan Semmel and Caroline Coon among them, who keep on painting their own bodies
Demand for the best paintings of the city shows no sign of sinking, but some artists have a more buoyant market than others
While the architect’s approach to restoring France’s medieval buildings remains controversial, his many and varied talents are still utterly awe-inspiring
The painter’s enigmatic scene has inspired poems by Auden, William Carlos Williams and many others
The tacky cursive typeface used for the new White House signs says much about the current administration
The fine art fair’s continued success lies in its dedication to high-quality art rather than glitz
When the sculptor was announced for the US Pavilion at Venice, many in the art world declared their unfamiliarity with his work, doubts about the selection process and incredulity that abstract art could speak to the current moment
Once the jewel of a 17th-century collection in Rome, this playful painting is reunited with old friends – or suggestions of them at least
The History Faculty Building in Cambridge, completed in 1968, is hard to love. But love it Will Wiles, a former student, does
As ‘one of the most imperious women in 19th-century Britain’, the Marchioness of Londonderry knew that political status required putting on something of a show
A baroque masterpiece leaves Rome for the Morgan Library & Museum in New York to hang alongside works by Arcimboldo and Annibale Carracci
The artist’s ‘candlelight’ paintings marry the pursuit of knowledge with wonder and suspense
Pomegranates are popular with Instagrammers, but cultures around the world have long prized the fruit for its symbolism and aesthetic appeal
An ambitious exhibition in the painter’s home city of Florence makes clear that his art had a touch of the divine
Labour has been in power for 18 months now, but the arts sector is still very much in the red
A mammoth retrospective in Paris confirms the German artist as one of the world’s greatest living painters – and one of the most elusive
A biography of the Purist artist Amédée Ozenfant brings welcome attention to an esoteric period of modernism
An exhibition of artists’ depictions of sleep at the Musée Marmottan Monet is very far from a snoozefest
At the time of their making, Roman glass vessels were less valuable than their contents – but the few surviving examples are highly prized by collectors
Gallerists come off badly in features by Cathy Yan and Hlynur Pálmason, while Michaela Coel plays a forger in the new Steven Soderbergh