The family that made John Singer Sargent feel at home
The painter’s close friendship with the Wertheimers is quite evident in the many portraits he made of them all
The painter’s close friendship with the Wertheimers is quite evident in the many portraits he made of them all
Tech companies have long tried to put a human face on their latest innovations, with varying degrees of success
Hyperrealist sculptors today, and still-life painters of the past, have all tried to trick their viewers into accepting fiction as truth
The photographer who bore witness to the Spanish Civil War paid the ultimate price for her fearlessness
The popstar is believed to own an artwork which has been missing from Amiens since the First World War
Ever since F.W. Murnau adapted Bram Stoker’s Dracula for his seminal film Nosferatu, the vampire has haunted the modern imagination
A cursory look at some princely portraits might have encouraged Harry to head for the Californian hills even earlier
A donation of 220 works by Philip Guston from the artist’s daughter and a portrait of one of Louis XV’s most controversial aides are among this month’s highlights
The new-look National Portrait Gallery in London and the International African American Museum in Charleston are among the highlights of the year ahead
The artist’s mastery of unusual materials gave her a real edge over her peers
The painter’s house in Suffolk now tells a compelling story about his formative influence
Giorgio Vasari’s famous collection of Renaissance drawings was dispersed after his death, and scholars have been trying track down its contents for centuries
No one could accuse the painter of flattering his subjects, but he was certainly painstaking about capturing them on canvas
As the artist prepares for his show at the Hayward Gallery, he talks about using the remains of today to reimagine the past
A new book turns the staple into a star and unscrambles its significance beyond the kitchen
Working in an Italian city with no Roman past allowed painters and sculptors to put their own spin on classical antiquity
Exhibitions to look forward to include some major retrospectives and shows that pick up where the Venice Biennale left off
After the uncertainty of the pandemic, the art market bounced back in 2022, but what challenges will the new year bring?
The prospect of more towering edifices on the horizon is hardly cheering, but there are more grounded projects to look forward to
Joshua Reynolds, Sarah Bernhardt and Pablo Picasso are all being celebrated in anniversary events this year